Dr. Worth Kamili Hayes
Personal Profile
Worth Kamili Hayes is the Avalon Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Morehouse College.
Prior to joining Morehouse, Hayes served as Associate Professor of History and Director of Assessment at Tuskegee University. He received his B.A. in History from Xavier University of Louisiana and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Emory University.
Hayes is the author of the award-winning publication Schools of Our Own: Black Chicago’s Golden Age of Private Education. The book was published in 2020 by Northwestern University Press. His work on African American education, urbanization, and post-World War II activism has been published in the U.S. Catholic Historian, American Educational History Journal, and several edited volumes.
Dr. Hayes is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon/United Negro College Fund, the American Educational Studies Association, the Vivian G. Harsh Society, and the American Honda Motor Company.
Education
Ph.D., History
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 2010
M.A., History
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 2008
B.A., History
Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana 2004
Graduated summa cum laude
Areas of Research & Teaching
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African American History
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African American Education
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Urban Education
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Slavery in the Americas
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The African Diaspora
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The Post World War II Black Freedom Struggle
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U.S. History
Awards
Hayes was recognized as the Coach of the Year by the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. 2023
American Educational Studies Association, Critics’ Choice Book Award for "Schools of Our Own". 2020
UNCF/Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Residency Grant ($35,000). 2017
Tuskegee University Mwalimu Distinguished Faculty Award. 2016
National Society of Leadership and Success Teaching Award. 2015
UNCF/Andrew W. Mellon Junior Faculty Development Grant. 2014-2015
Benedict College Distinguished Honors Faculty. 2012
Timuel D. Black Fellowship in African-American Studies. 2011
Emory University Professional Development Grant. 2009-2010
Social Science Research Council- Mellon Mays Dissertation Completion Grant. 2009
Social Studies Research Council- Mellon Mays Pre-Doctoral Research Grant. 2004-2008