Presenter Bio - Dar Mayweather

Dar Mayweather is a leadership studies faculty member at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and has more than a decade of diversity and inclusion teaching, consulting, and training experience. His professional journey began in corporate, then mental health, before ending up in higher education.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, a Master of Science in Education and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Eastern Michigan University. He received Eastern Michigan University's Student Success and Engagement Award and the State of Michigan's King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellow Award. Dar's work focuses on Black student activism, inclusive leadership development, and equity in higher education. He credits a lot of his professional growth to the Social Justice Training Institute and the Intergroup Relations Department at the University of Michigan. A father and husband, you'll often find him watching superhero shows with his son and reality TV with his wife.