Dr. Djanna Hill
Dr. Djanna Hill is associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of Community Development and Social Justice at William Paterson University. Professor Hill is a native New Yorker with over 20 years of experience in higher education. Dr. Hill’s academic degrees are from Howard University and Columbia University. Her doctorate in urban & multicultural education, lead her to teach in the social sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Djanna joined the faculty at William Paterson University in 2001 and taught courses from programs in the College of Education and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and has received several state, private, and federal grants for the university. She directed the university’s first formal adult learner program and was founding chair of the Department of Community and Social Justice Studies. Professor Hill co-authored the university’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program. Dr. Hill draws upon her background to develop an innovative research agenda and leadership vision that is anchored in womanist/Black feminist theory. Her research explores the experiences of Black women in the academy, policy implications of teacher recruitment and retention, and social justice science education. Dr. Hill lives in Bloomfield, NJ with her son and husband and serves as a civil rights commissioner for the township.
Dr. Djanna Hill is associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of Community Development and Social Justice at William Paterson University. Professor Hill is a native New Yorker with over 20 years of experience in higher education. Dr. Hill’s academic degrees are from Howard University and Columbia University. Her doctorate in urban & multicultural education, lead her to teach in the social sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Djanna joined the faculty at William Paterson University in 2001 and taught courses from programs in the College of Education and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and has received several state, private, and federal grants for the university. She directed the university’s first formal adult learner program and was founding chair of the Department of Community and Social Justice Studies. Professor Hill co-authored the university’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program. Dr. Hill draws upon her background to develop an innovative research agenda and leadership vision that is anchored in womanist/Black feminist theory. Her research explores the experiences of Black women in the academy, policy implications of teacher recruitment and retention, and social justice science education. Dr. Hill lives in Bloomfield, NJ with her son and husband and serves as a civil rights commissioner for the township.