Dr. Marian Brown

Biography

Marian Taylor Brown is a transdisciplinary artist, educator, researcher, and cultural strategist focusing on collective action and systems leadership to deepen and sustain justice-centered liberatory work. She operates at the nexus of community, praxis, and academia, working to weave congruent energies and efforts toward justice. In addition to her role at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), she serves as a visiting researcher and lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Boston, School of Global Inclusion and Social Development, and has previously taught at Heilbronn University. She is the founder and co-director of Arts Connect International, a Boston-based non-profit dedicated to advancing equity through creative justice in arts and culture. Brown has co-authored reports and articles on arts and culture management, with a book set to release in 2025 by Routledge. She holds a B.A. from Colorado College, an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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