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Co-Founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice (IDSJ)
Khyati Y. Joshi is a scholar and thought leader on the intersecting issues of race, religion and immigration in the United States. Dr. Joshi is co-founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice (IDSJ), which offers multi-day institutes, customized workshops, and one-on-one and small-group coaching for organizations and professionals seeking to build their equity and justice competencies. She is a full Professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Professor Joshi engages educators, policy-makers, and community leaders in an examination of the historical and systemic nature of bias, its consequences in everyday life, and the solutions that foster social justice and inclusiveness. In doing so, she provides clients with the tools to enhance both their own and their organizations’ ability to provide inclusive, meaningful services and experiences in an increasingly connected and diverse world.
Dr. Joshi is the author and editor of multiple books, including White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America (NYU Press, 2020) and Envisioning Religion, Race, and Asian Americans (University of Hawaii Press, 2020) , co-edited with David Yoo and has contributed to numerous ground-breaking texts and journals in her field. Her writing and research illuminate structures and policies that are often invisible, to inform race relations and interfaith work in the United States.
