Tyrone Howard
Professor
Tyrone Howard is a professor of education in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His research addresses issues tied to race, culture, access and educational opportunity for minoritized student populations. Professor Howard is the author of several best-selling books, including “Why Race & Culture Matter in Schools” (Teachers College Press) and “All Students Must Thrive” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He is a native of Compton, California, where he also served as a classroom teacher. Professor Howard is a member of the National Academy of Education and is an AERA Fellow.
Departments
Programs
- Education Undergraduate Program
- Educational Leadership Program
- Mann UCLA Community School
- Teacher Education Program
- Urban Schooling
Academic Advising Specializations
- Race and Ethnic Studies
- Schooling, Immigration, and Sociopolitical Contexts of Education
- Teaching, Curriculum, and Pedagogies
Interests
- Education of Boys and Men of Color
- Race and Education
- Race, Class, Gender, and Education Equity
- Sociology of Education
- Teacher Education
Expertise
- Diversity
- Equity
- Ethnic Issues
- Multicultural Education
- Social Studies Education
- Underserved Students
Research Centers
Titles and Positions
- Professor of Education
- Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education
- Director, UCLA Black Male Institute
- Director, UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families
- Faculty Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Education
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- M.Ed., California State University, Dominguez Hills
- B.A., University of California, Irvine
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
- Member, National Academy of Education
- American Education Research Association Fellow
- UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
Select Publications
- Howard, T.C. (2020). Why race and culture matter in schools: Closing the achievement gap in America’s classrooms. (2nd edition). New York: Teachers College Press.
- Howard, J.R., McCall, T., & Howard, T.C. (2020). No more teaching without positive relationships. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heineman Publishers.
- Howard, T.C., Camangian, P., Edwards, E.J., Howard, M., Minkoff, A.C., Orange, T., Tunstall, J.D., Watson, K.T. (2019). All students must thrive. Transforming schools to combat toxic stressors and cultivate critical wellness. Rexford, NY: International Center for Leadership in Education.
- Howard, T.C., Tunstall, J.D., & Flennaugh, T.K. (2016). Expanding college access for urban youth: What schools and colleges can do. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Howard, T.C. (2021, in press). Culturally relevant teaching: A pivot for pedagogical transformation & racial reckoning. Educational Forum.
- Howard, T.C., & Howard, J.R. (2021). “Radical care” to let Black boys thrive. Educational Leadership, 78(6) 22-29.
- Howard, T.C., Woodward, B., Navarro, O., Haro, B.N., Watson, K., & Huerta, A. (2019). Renaming the narrative, reclaiming their humanity: Black and Latino males’ descriptions of success. Teachers College Record, 121(5) 1-32.