Alec Greenwald

Alec Greenwald

Associate in Research in the Program in Education

Alec Greenwald is an Associate in Research in the Program in Education at Duke University and the director of the Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools. He co-leads multiple interdisciplinary research initiatives with Duke and North Carolina Central University students, in which they respond to challenging questions emerging from community schools across the state. Alec is committed to coalition-building across race and class as we fight for a more equitable future.  Originally from the Bay Area, Alec has been a public-school teacher, parent, researcher, and activist for almost 20 years. He spent a decade teaching social studies in Philadelphia, Belize, New Mexico, and Durham. When he is not advocating for fully funded public schools, Alec deeply loves fathers and fatherhood, playing basketball and soccer, and walking along the Eno River.  Alec holds a B.A. from Northeastern University in African American Studies and Sociology and a M.S. in Leadership and Organizational Management from Springfield College