Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
Jim Larimore currently serves as a board member for the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Matriculate, The NROC Project, and the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, and co-founder and chair of the EdSAFE AI Alliance since late 2022. Previously, Jim Larimore was the Chief Officer for Equity in Learning at Riiid Labs, leading strategies to enhance educational equity using AI, and served as Chief Officer at ACT, directing efforts to address gaps in educational opportunity and achievement. Other roles include Dean of Students at Amherst College, Deputy Director for PostSecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Life & Dean of Students at New York University Abu Dhabi. Jim Larimore holds a Master’s degree in Education from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from East Texas A&M University.
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Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
BranchED is the first and only nonprofit organization in the nation dedicated to strengthening and growing educator preparation at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), with the larger goals of both diversifying the teaching profession and intentionally addressing critical issues of educational equity for all students. BranchEd is extending its reach into K-12 by supporting principal coaching and training, with a focus on advancing equity for all students. More than half of American public-school students are children of color, and only 18% of their teachers are from these same racial and ethnic groups. The Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) was founded in 2017 to empower, connect, and advance Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs, HSIs, tribal colleges, and others) to maximize programming and drive innovation in preparing highly-effective educators who reflect and champion the diversity of our nation’s school children. These 279 Minority Serving Institutions comprise 13% of education providers in the United States, but train 51% of all Hispanic students earning bachelor’s degrees in education, 51% of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander teacher candidates, 38% of African American teacher candidates, and 35% of bachelor’s degrees in education for Native Americans and Asian Americans. BranchED has three goals that guide its work: • Empower: working together to strengthen and grow MSI educator preparation programs by providing capacity building support that enhances MSI capabilities • Connect: strengthening relationships among MSIs by building partnerships to spur collaboration and innovation • Advance: amplifying a collective voice and advocating for shared interests by promoting awareness of educator diversity and championing MSIs