Education Policy, Academics, & Activism: Professor Teboho Moja Receives NRF Lifetime Achiever Award
Teboho Moja, higher education professor, educational reform activist, and recipient of the National Research Foundation's Lifetime Achiever Award, discusses her work around racial equity in the South African education system, as well as her background in educational policy, academics, and activism.
Throughout her academic career, Moja has been a powerful voice in South-Africa's educational reform movement. She was one of the founders of the Union of Democratic University Staff Associations (UDUSA) and served as its national president. She joined the National Education Policy Initiative (NEPI), a project of the Mass Democratic Movement, as a member of both its management and research team.
She was appointed by President Nelson Mandela as the executive director and commissioner to the National Commission on Higher Education. The Commission produced a national report that provided a framework for higher education reform in South Africa. In 1999, Moja joined NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology.
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