Prudence Carter

Prudence L. Carter is Sarah and Joseph Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology at Brown University. From 2016-2021, Carter was E.H. and Mary E. Pardee Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Berkeley. She is a sociologist whose primary research focuses on explanations of enduring inequalities in education and society and their potential solutions. Specifically, she examines academic and mobility disparities shaped by the effects of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in the United States and global society. Her books include the award-winning Keepin’ It Real: School Success beyond Black and White; Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. & South African Schools; and Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance, co-edited with Dr. Kevin Welner. Carter is the 2023 president of the American Sociological Association.