Joseph R. Rogers, Jr., is the Director of Public Engagement and a Senior Researcher with the Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University. Rogers leads CEE’s Know Your Educational Rights initiative, which uses legal and policy research to inform and collaborate with students, parents, and other key stakeholders in advocating for legally guaranteed educational resources and supports. In his civic life, Rogers is the founder and facilitator of Total Equity Now, an all-volunteer organization that engages community members as active education participants and decision makers. A former co-chair of Manhattan Community Board 9's Youth, Education and Libraries Committee, he presently serves on the board of directors of the Harlem Council of Elders and on the steering committee for El Museo del Barrio’s Three Kings Day Parade. Rogers holds a master's degree in education leadership, policy, and politics from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from The George Washington University.