Charles V. Willie

Charles Vert Willie (born October 8, 1927) is the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, Emeritus at Harvard University. He is a sociologist whose areas of research include desegregation, higher education, public health, race relations, urban community problems, and family life. Willie identifies himself as an applied sociologist who is concerned with solving social problems. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Willie was born October 8, 1927, in Dallas, Texas, the grandson of Louis Willie, a former slave. He received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1948 where he was class president, an M.A. from Atlanta University in 1949, and his Ph.D. in sociology from Syracuse University in 1957. He resides with his wife Mary Sue...