Rate My Professor Yvette Alex-Assensoh

Award-winning researcher, Alex-Assensoh specializes in ethnic and racial politics, political behavior, West African immigration, equity and inclusion in higher education, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her scholarly contributions encompass seven books, including The SOULS of Black Faculty and Staff in the American Academy: Principles for Transformation and Retention (2023), Malcolm X: A Biography (2013, co-authored with A.B. Assensoh), Newcomers, Insiders, and Outsiders: Immigration and Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century (2009, co-authored), Black and Multiracial Politics in America (2000, co-edited), Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America (1998), African History and Politics: Ideological and Military Incursions, 1900-Present (2001, co-authored), and Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation (2005, co-authored). She has published dozens of refereed journal articles and book chapters on topics such as African immigrants and African American politics, inner-city contexts and electoral participation, and race in the academy. Recipient of the Outstanding Research Award from the Association of Third World Studies (2010), American Council on Education Fellowship (2010-2011), Fulbright Scholar award, and funding from the National Science Foundation and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, she has led UO’s IDEAL framework for equity initiatives, coordinated national committees on diversity and teaching excellence, and delivered keynotes as a certified coach and equity strategist. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and Chronicle of Higher Education.