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Gary Orfield
Professor of Education
A professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA, Gary Orfield’s primary interest centers on the development and implementation of social policy, and in particular, the impact of policy on equal opportunity. His work has helped advance civil rights, education and urban policies, and minority access.
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Professor Orfield was co-founder and director of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, and along with his wife, Professor Patricia Gándara, now serves as co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA.
In addition to his scholarly work, Professor Orfield has been involved in the development of governmental policy and has served as an expert witness in numerous court cases relating to his research, including the University of Michigan Supreme Court case, which upheld the policy of affirmative action in 2003. He has been called to give testimony in civil rights suits by the United States Department of Justice and many civil rights, legal services, and educational organizations.
Professor Orfield completed his undergraduate studies in 1963 at the University of Minnesota, and he earned an M.A. in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1968 in political science from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Academy of Education, and was honored by the American Educational Research Association in 2007 with its distinguished Social Justice in Education Award.
More about Professor Orfield’s work can be found under equity and access, K-12 education, and higher education. Email: Orfield@gmail.com.
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