Tarnjeet Kaur Kang

Tarnjeet Kaur Kang, PhD, is an experienced professional in equity assessment and research consulting, currently serving as the Director of Equity Assessment at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities since January 2023. Previously, Tarnjeet held various roles, including Research Consultant Team Lead at Rift Valley Institute and Technical Advisor at Action Against Hunger, focusing on research in humanitarian settings. Significant contributions include conducting qualitative research on community-based disaster risk management in South Sudan as a Principal Investigator and leading assessments related to gender-based violence and education. Tarnjeet holds a Ph.D. in Global Studies in Education and African Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with a Master's in Global Studies in Education, and a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.