
Shameem Rakha
Chair of Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Shameem Rakha serves as the campus director of faculty equity and belonging and associate professor in the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences, department of teaching and learning. Rakha teaches about racial inequities, anti-racist pedagogy, multiculturalism, and diversity in schools and society. She is a core team member of the Building a Community of Equity program. Rakha has a passionate commitment to racial and social justice on campus and within the community. Before earning her doctorate, Rakha was an elementary and middle school teacher.