KENYA TYSON
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​​Educator | Speaker | Consultant

Educator | Speaker | Consultant

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Kenya Tyson, JD  is an internationally recognized criminal justice expert and higher education  executive, with expertise in the fields of race, crime, and inequality. Kenya is the Senior Associate  Provost at Dartmouth College.   In this role, she serves as the Provost’s chief advisor and oversees government and community affairs, institutional research, resource planning,  and operations. ​ Prior to working at Dartmouth College, she served as Assistant Provost of Academic Affairs and University Curriculum at The New School  (NYC) and the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Student Services at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, where she successfully led the university’s effort to develop a prison education program. In addition to her 20- year career in law and higher education, Kenya has consulted with courts and other government  agencies across the nation on procedural justice and racial and ethnic disparity (RED) initiatives. She  has worked with universities and human rights organizations around the globe, facilitating trainings  on Title IX, crime prevention and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and has served in an advisory  capacity for several professional organizations 

Kenya is also the founder and  Executive Director of The Black Massacre Project. The Black Massacre Project is an independent  public research center that explores the historical race massacres perpetrated against black  communities in the United States. The Project serves as an interdisciplinary nerve center that brings  scholars, historians, activists, students, and community members together to engage in collaborative  research and cultural exchange, and to explore the role of race-based violence in the greater context  of American society.

Kenya’s extensive service includes work with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice  and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), NJ LEEP (Law and Education Empowerment Project), and the  Community Justice Advisory Board for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. She currently serves as  Treasurer and Chair of the Community Service and Social Justice Committee for the Garden State  Bar Association and as Vice-Chair of the Public Policy and Advocacy Committee for the Metropolitan  Black Bar Association. Kenya is also a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory  Committee on Access and Fairness and the Review Board of Appeals for the Accrediting Council for  Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).  
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A Fulbright Scholar, Kenya has received recognition and awards in honor of her service and  scholarship. In 2016, she was recognized by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the  National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives in appreciation of her support to  the Citizens of New Jersey. Kenya is a fellow of the Higher Education Leadership Foundation and was recognized by the National Gang Crime Research Center as the 2019 recipient of the  prestigious Frederick Milton Thrasher Award for her scholarship on gang courts. She was also  named one of the New Jersey Law Journal’s Diverse Attorneys of the Year. 

​Kenya earned a JD from Widener University Delaware Law School, a MS in Criminal Justice, with an  emphasis on Criminal Behavior Analysis from the University of Cincinnati, and a BA in Political  Science from Winston-Salem State University. Kenya is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

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  • Meet Kenya
    • CV Bio
  • Work with Kenya
    • Criminal Justice
    • HIGHER EDUCATION
  • LET'S CHAT!
  • Speaking Engagements