Dr. Melvin (Jai) Jackson is the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Administration and Faculty Engagement in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of North Carolina State University. Dr. Jackson is a passionate scholar-leader focusing on educational equity and opportunity for all. Dr. Jackson earned his educational leadership and research doctorate from Louisiana State University. Dr. Jackson has led in many roles within higher education, each focusing on improving the success of students and communities. Dr. Jackson additionally holds faculty appointments with NC State University, Wilmington University, and Delaware State University.

2023 journal article

Embracing diversity in higher education: Teaching a driven and determined approach

Journal of Research Initiatives, 8(2), 1. https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol8/iss2/1

By: M. Jackson, A. Hilton & K. McClain

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2021 chapter

Advising 101: The Art of Laughing at Yourself

In K. Vaidya (Ed.), Advise Your Students With a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Academic Advisor and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom. Curious Academic Publishing.

By: J. Sy & M. Jackson

Ed(s): K. Vaidya

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2020 journal article

Factors that Influence Emirati Male Achievement in Higher Education

Journal of Research Initiatives, 5(2), 4. https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol5/iss2/4

By: M. Jackson & K. Jackson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2020 journal article

The Cultural Inability of Me A Conceptual Framework for Accommodating the Roadblock of the Mirror

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 19(4), 113–131. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/taboo/vol19/iss4/6

By: B. Morton, K. Jackson & M. Jackson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2019 chapter

Escape, Adapt, and Thrive: In Search of the Promised Land

In M. G. Burke & U. M. Robinson (Eds.), No Ways Tired: The Journey for Professionals of Color in Student Affairs: Vol. II (pp. 75–84). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): M. Burke & U. Robinson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2018 chapter

Considerations for International Higher Education: Revisiting Cultural Competence and Proficiency

In 2018 NASPA Annual Conference March 3–7, 2018 Philadelphia, PA: The Annual Knowledge Community Conference Publication (pp. 41–43). Washington, DC: NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

By: J. Sy & M. Jackson

Event: 2018 NASPA Annual Conference at Philadelphia, PA on March 3-7, 2018

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2018 chapter

The International Struggle for Equality

In M. G. Burke & U. M. Robinson (Eds.), No Ways Tired: The Journey for Professionals of Color in Student Affairs: Vol. I (1st ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): M. Burke & U. Robinson

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2018 chapter

The Road to Change: The Impact of Culture on Leadership

In D. Griffith, S. Lowrey, & M. Cassar (Eds.), The Leader Reader (1st ed.). Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Word and Deed Publishing, Incorporated.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): D. Griffith, S. Lowrey & M. Cassar

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2017 chapter

Covert Direction Through Informal Leadership in Higher Education

In C. Rogers, A. HIlton, & K. Lomotey (Eds.), Innovative Approaches to Educational Leadership: Selected Cases (1st ed.). New York: Peter Lang.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): C. Rogers, A. HIlton & K. Lomotey

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: October 20, 2024

2017 chapter

Failure Breeds Opportunities for Success

In A. Robbins (Ed.), Empower Now: True Stories from 14 Young Minority Professionals (1st ed.). Seattle, Washington: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): A. Robbins

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2016 chapter

Roadblock in the mirror: Recommendations for overcoming the cultural disability of whiteness in non-white educational spaces

In S. Hancock & C. Warren (Eds.), White women's work : examining the intersectionality of teaching, identity, and race. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing, Inc.,

By: B. Morton, M. Jackson, M. Frazier & K. Varner

Ed(s): S. Hancock & C. Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

2015 chapter

A Testimony of a Black Male Cadet Facing Racial Battle Fatigue

In K. Fasching-Varner, K. A. Albert, R. W. Mitchell, & C. Allen (Eds.), Racial Battle Fatigue in Higher Education: Exposing the Myth of Post-Racial America. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.

By: M. Jackson

Ed(s): K. Fasching-Varner, K. Albert, R. Mitchell & C. Allen

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2024

Employment

Updated: September 17th, 2024 11:32

2024 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Administration and Faculty Engagement Office fro Faculty Excellence

2022 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Adjunct Assistant Professor College of Education

2021 - 2024

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Assistant Vice Provost Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity

2015 - 2018

Zayed University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, AE
Department Chair/Associate Professor University College

Education

Updated: March 31st, 2023 11:04

2021 - present

Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina, US
Master's in Business Administration Business Administration

2013 - 2015

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, US
Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Research Educational Leadership

2008 - 2010

Appalachian State University Boone, NC, US
Master of Arts in College Student Development Human Psychological Development and Counseling

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