Dr. Andrea Hunter is a scholar, teacher, mentor, writer – and colored girl.

In her new podcast, A Colored Girl Speaks, Dr. Hunter reveals everyday people living ordinary lives who do so with agency, with dignity, with great verve, and with the full range of harmony and chaos a human being can extract from life; her aim is to uncover the human experience as well as to impact publics.

Dr. Hunter is part of the team responsible for leading the University’s work around campus climate, especially with regard to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusive excellence. The fellows serve as key members of the administration, identifying opportunities, developing new initiatives, and collaborating with campus and community partners to strengthen and support a healthy campus climate at UNC Greensboro.

According to Chancellor Gilliam, “Andrea has long been recognized as an influential leader among our faculty, and an individual with tremendous vision for higher education broadly and UNCG specifically. She is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies; and has been chair of the Faculty Senate (recently completing her final year on the executive committee), chair of the Provost Search Committee, and director of the School of Health and Human Sciences’ Diversity and Inclusion Office. Andrea’s research focuses on African American families and tackles questions that are central to public debates about the functioning of these families. Underlying this work is an emphasis on the influences of race, gender, social class, and culture on family life, development, and individual well-being. She has presented her research nationally and internationally, and is published in the fields of human development and family studies, developmental psychology, race and gender studies, family history, and social work."