Tyrone C. 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
Areas of Expertise and Advising Interests
Research Centers
- Black Male Institute
- Center X
- UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
- UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families
Other Affiliations
Title(s) and Positions
- Professor of Education
- Pritzker Family Endowed Chair
- Faculty Co-Director UCLA Center for Strengthening Children & Families
- Faculty Co-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
- Fellow, American Educational Research Association
- Member, National Academy of Education
- Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Select Publications
- Milner, H.R. & Howard, T.C. (2026). Designing qualitative research to do no harm. Teachers College Press.
- Howard, T.C. (2024) Equity now. Justice, repair and belonging in schools. Corwin Publishers. *Corwin Publishers Best Seller
- Howard, T.C. (2025). AERA Presidential Address. Why do darker people suffer the most? Examining the past to imagine racial justice in education. Educational Researcher, Vol. XX. No. X, pp. 1–13.
- Bath, E., Whitman, K.L., Liévano-Karim, L., Rodrigues, C.F., Howard, T.C., Langley, A. (2025). Re-imagining systems involvement as a structural determinant of heath. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Howard, J.R., & Howard, T.C. (2025). Defying the narrative. When schools get it right, Black students flourish. Here’s what educators can learn from two schools making it happen. Educational Leadership, Vol 82(7),
- Bishop, J. P., & Howard, T. C. (2025). The COVID Effect: Unlocking the education potential for a generation of learners. Teachers College Record, 0(0).
- Harvey, B. & Howard, T.C. (2025). The genius is not hidden––They just weren’t looking: Refusing erasure in the lives of Black foster youth. Educational Forum, 89(4), 496-513.
- Whitman, K.L.,Espino, M.L., Thompson, D., & Howard T.C. (2025). Creating validating environments for foster youth in higher education. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.