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KC Williams attended Stanford University where she earned both a BA with Honors and a Masters in Sociology, and has 25 years of experience as Sociology faculty. Her experience working in student advocacy includes having served as an advisor and mentor at Coastal Carolina Community College, where she taught for twelve years, then as the Director of African American Student Affairs at the University of Arizona. Since moving to Vermont In February 2020, KC has taught “Diversity in the U.S.” at St. Michael’s College and “Race and Racisms” at UVM. As an avid writer and presenter, KC has been invited to publish numerous articles for Inside Higher Ed, an anthology for Third Woman Press, and has presented a paper at the National Psychological Association annual conference. KC and her partner love dogs and have recently adopted a Pyrenees Labrador puppy!

Publications 

  • Williams, K.C. (2019) Teaching While Black. The Blair Reader, 10th Edition. Pearson Education.

  • Williams, K.C. (2017). Teaching While Black. Inside Higher Education

  • Williams, K. C. (2016) Pushing Back: Strategies of Resistance Against Contrapower

Harassment and the White Male Gaze in Academia. Third Woman Press Inaugural

Anthology, Practicing Transgressions, ed. by Annie Fukushima, Layli Maparyan, Anita Revilla and Matt Richardson

  • Williams, K. C. and Gibney, Shannon (2014). Blackademia: Tips for Surviving and Thriving as a Black Female Professor. Inside Higher Education

  • Williams, K.C. (2014). Death by a Million Papercuts: Are Prestigious Degrees Really Worth the Trouble? Rebel Researchers Collective.

  • Williams, K.C. (Written under pseudonym). (2014). The Gentle Critique in Activist Spaces: A Newby’s First Year Journey on Social Media. The Feminist Wire.

  • Williams, K.C. From Diversity to Inclusive Excellence. National Diversity Council Newsletter. (Second Quarter, June 2013).

  • Williams, K.C. How to Build a Mentoring Program. National Diversity Council Newsletter. (Fourth Quarter, October 2012).

  • Williams, K. C.  (1989). Assimilation Among African-American High School Students: Its Effects and Correlates.  Stanford Master of Arts Thesis.

  • Williams, K. C.  (1988). The High School Culture and its Effects on Motivation of Course Choice for Black High School Students. Stanford Bachelor of Arts Honors Thesis.

Conference Presentations 

  • Thematic Session. “Women, Social Media/Technology, and Academia." 22nd Annual Conference, “#FeministIn(ter)ventions: Women, Community, Technology.” Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT (April 2016)

  • Presenter. Skill Building Workshop. “Addressing Turbulent Issues in the Sociology and Psychology Classroom.” North Carolina Community College Sociology and Psychology Association, Kill Devil Hills, NC (November 2015)

KC Williams, M.A. (she/they)