Adelphi University
Garden City, New York
Assistant Professor and Faculty Director of Global Higher Education, in the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education & Health Sciences.
Scholar · Educator · Composer
Hope K. McCoy, Ph.D.
My academic research agenda focuses on geopolitics and cultural preservation in the Global Black Diaspora, from Moscow to Zanzibar to the Caribbean.
“Education is never neutral. Understanding who it serves, and who it leaves out, is itself a form of scholarship worth building a career on.” Hope K. McCoy
Currently
Where the work lives now
IIT Madras, Zanzibar
Tanzania
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at the Zanzibar campus, teaching soft power, geopolitics, and global citizenship.
In the field
The Caribbean
Current research on vocational education and South-South collaboration, funded by the U.S. State Department.
The Book · Peter Lang, 2024
From Congo to GONGO
Higher Education, Critical Geopolitics, and the New Red Scare
A history of diplomacy between Russia and Africa, told through the universities, scholarships, and cultural centers where influence actually happens.
Winner, Peter Lang Emerging Scholars in Black Studies Competition
In the Classroom
What her students say
Rated 4.5 out of 5 for quality of instruction across her Stanford courses, with response rates above 90 percent.“Dr. McCoy had faith in me when I didn’t. She saw the potential in me and motivated me to get it out, an extremely supportive professor who truly seeks to connect with her students.”Student evaluation, Citizenship in the 21st Century, Stanford University
“Dr. Hope McCoy was the best teacher. Extremely understanding and engaging. If you have the opportunity, you NEED to take it with her.”Student evaluation, Why College?, Stanford University
“I think of her as a ray of sunshine. Her pedagogical approach is impressive: she actively engages students and cares about us as people.”Student evaluation, Philosophy of Education, Stanford University
“Every class, I came out with a new perspective on the way important philosophers, authors, and academics viewed education.”Student evaluation, Stanford University
“She is clearly so passionate about teaching and brings so much enthusiasm and energy to every class.”Student evaluation, Why College?, Stanford University