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About Ivory Toldson, Ph.D.

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is the president and CEO of the QEM Network, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education.  Previously, Dr. Toldson was appointed by President Barack Obama to devise national strategies to sustain and expand federal support to HBCUs as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCUs). He also served as senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and contributing education editor for The Root, where he debunked some of the most pervasive myths about African-Americans in his Show Me the Numbers column. He is the author of the new book No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People.

Show Highlights

  • What’s up with all the BS?
  • Damage to the home
  • Standardized testing and other assessments
  • Striving towards raising expectation for students
  • School climate and culture
  • Believing in the endless possibilities of success in students
  • Your ammunition to engage in dialog about Achievement Gaps in education

Connect with Ivory 

Twitter: @toldson

IG: @ivorytoldson

Additional Resources

No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People

Connect with me on Twitter @sheldoneakins

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