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Portrait of Pamela “Safisha Nzingha” Hill, Ph.D.

Pamela “Safisha Nzingha” Hill, Ph.D.

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Anti-bias
Academic Cap Education
  • Ph.D. Higher and Adult Education and Foundations, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • MS College Teaching, Northeastern State University
  • BA Broadcast Journalism, Langston University
Globe Affiliations
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • Association for the Study of African American Life and History

For over 20 years, Pamela "Safisha Nzingha" Hill, Ph.D., has worked in higher education in both student development and academic affairs. Dr. Hill is a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant; Afrocentric scholar; activist; journalist; educator; student development practitioner; and life student of Africana studies.

She has served as a midlevel student affairs administrator in positions of assistant dean of students, diversity director, and assistant vice president. She has served as an adjunct assistant professor teaching in the areas of higher education, humanities, developmental writing, African American studies, and social work.

As a student-centered educator/consultant, she is experienced at developing culturally based curricula and conducting specialized professional development sessions on cultural competency and sensitivity educational training within academic and organizational settings. Additionally, she has lectured at a number of colleges and universities across the nation on issues pertinent to the Black experience and multiculturalism in higher education.

She holds membership in the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Langston University Alumni Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is the proud mother of a daughter, Safisha Nzingha, who is a student at Langston University.

Dr. Hill sees her life mission as moving people forward through the vehicle of culturally grounded education.

Dr. Hill is a paid member of the Red Ventures Education Integrity Network.

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Anti-bias

Read Pamela's Latest Articles

How to Be an Ally During Black History Month

February 24, 2023
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One Student’s Path Into STEM as a Black Woman

October 4, 2023
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Top 10 HBCUs for Computer Science Programs

April 11, 2024
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Resource Guide for Black and African American Students in STEM

March 29, 2024
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Top HBCU Medical Schools of 2023

August 31, 2023
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