Lamont A. Flowers is the Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development and the Executive Director of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University. Flowers received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received a Master of Arts in Social Studies Education and a Doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Iowa. While at the University of Iowa, he served as the Manager of the Afro-American Cultural Center. After receiving his doctorate, Flowers served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University in conjunction with the Faculty Fellowship Program. In this role, he conducted psychometric property studies on the National Survey of Student Engagement. Then, Flowers taught courses in the areas of student affairs administration, higher education administration, and educational leadership at the University of Florida in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy.
Flowers' research and scholarship examines the educational experiences and outcomes of African Americans from pre-kindergarten through college. He also explores diversity issues as well as economic and finance issues in educational settings. More specifically, his research agenda is divided into three interdependent areas of inquiry: (a) African Americans' academic experiences and educational outcomes; (b) diversity issues in educational institutions; and (c) economic and finance issues in education.
Flowers has authored or co-authored more than 70 scholarly publications. His recent scholarship includes an article entitled, "Factors Affecting Urban African American High School Students' Achievement in Reading" published in Urban Education; an article entitled, “Recommendations for Research to Improve Reading Achievement for African American Students” published in Reading Research Quarterly; and an article entitled, "Effects of Attending a 2-Year Institution on African American Males' Academic and Social Integration in the First Year of College" published in Teachers College Record.
Cindy G. Roper is the Research and Planning Administrator at the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology and a Master of Science in Applied Sociology from Clemson University. She is also a doctoral student in the Policy Studies Program at Clemson University. Her research interests include evaluation, policy research, financial aid, and the effects of inequity on education and life outcomes.
Ms. Roper has conducted evaluations for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has also evaluated programs for Clemson University, the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, and several school districts. She has co-authored papers on sustainability, social and economic indicators at the state level, the burning of Black churches, and employment transportation needs.
Starlett Craig began a career path in higher education administration more than twenty-five years ago. Prior to that, she had worked for various government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. From 1981-1989 she served as the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Development at Western Carolina University. Ms. Craig received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Spelman College and a Master of Science in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College. She has done additional postgraduate coursework at Clemson University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ms. Craig has written extensively about study abroad. For example, she authored an article entitled, "Study Abroad 101: The Basic Facts" that was published in The Black Collegian. She also hosts a listserv for the Black and Multicultural Professionals in International Education, an affiliate organization of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers: Association of International Educators.
As a member of the Diversity Scholarship Review Committee for the American Institute for Foreign Study, Ms. Craig helps to select scholarship recipients to participate in global study programs around the world. She also serves as an online mentor with PLATO (Project for Learning Abroad, Training, and Outreach) at Loyola Marymount University. As a member of the Citizens of the World Project at Clemson University she works with a dedicated committee to identify strategies and activities to enhance global competency and multicultural skills across the curricula. Ms. Craig has traveled to Germany, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, England, Spain, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Jamaica, Martinique, Canada, South Africa, and Bahama Islands. Along with participating in site visits at various higher education institutions in many of these countries, she has also enabled high school students to participate in language and cultural immersion experiences.
As Director of the Office of Academic Excellence, Ms. Craig operates two programs at the Charles H. Houston Center that have been identified as best practices in student recruitment and retention. The SAT Boot Camp was initiated to help students become more competitive for college admissions and prestigious scholarships. Another program Ms. Craig directs, Discover Clemson, provides South Carolina’s college-bound seniors a unique opportunity to explore Clemson University and college student life. 
Tasha Dendy is the Administrative Assistant at the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education. She is currently completing an Associates degree at Tri-County Technical College after which she will transfer to Clemson University to major in Psychology. Her research interests include forensic psychology, community policing, and the impact of the criminal justice system on African Americans and other diverse populations. As Administrative Assistant at the Charles H. Houston Center, Ms. Dendy facilitates every aspect of the Charles H. Houston Center’s operations, coordinates projects, supervises staff, and disseminates information to support the vision and mission of the Charles H. Houston Center.
Yoruba T. Mutakabbir is a Faculty Fellow at the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Hampton University and a Master of Arts in Educational Policy Studies from Georgia State University. Her research interests include affirmative action in university admissions, factors influencing the academic success or failure of African American college athletes, and the gender gap among African American doctoral degree recipients.