Meet Jen

The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey is an award-winning author, educator, and public speaker who is co-creating the world we want. Through her work, Jen creates space for justice-filled, transformative connections that nurture a world where everyone can flourish. Jen’s new book Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World explores how white Americans can change their everyday behaviors to confront racism in their spheres of influence.

Jen’s previous New York Times bestseller, Raising White Kids, offers practical, connected insights on how to parent white kids in an an unjust society. Jen’s ability to “be with” people grappling with guilt and shame has earned her a wide audience and countless invitations to speak to broad audiences, appear in media, and contribute her writing to academic and public outlets. Her essay Are We Raising Racists? spent nearly a week on the New York Times “ten most read pieces” list. She has written for CNN, Huffington Post, Sojourners, The Conversation and countless other venues.

Dr. Harvey is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean at Garrett Evangelical Seminary, where she also teaches classes in Christian Ethics. Previously, she served as a Professor of Religion and the Faculty Director of the Crew Scholars Program—an academic excellence and leadership development program for students of color—at Drake University. She graduated from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York with a Ph.d. in Christian Social Ethics in 2004 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1998. Jen is ordained in the American Baptist Churches (USA).

Jen currently lives in Chicago, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa with her two children.