Nicole Manning

Nicole Manning is a senior at Yale University whose work examines Black educational traditions, digital media, and youth civic engagement. At Yale, she studies Political Science with a concentration in Social Movements and State Building and is completing an Intensive Certificate in Education Studies. Through her work as an archivist at a local New Haven museum, her experience teaching journalism to students, and her role designing and teaching a digital literacy course for students in South Sudan, Manning explores how education, media, and public history can become tools for critical consciousness. Across her research and practice, she is committed to creating pathways for Black and Brown students to express themselves with confidence, engage their histories, and become critical consumers and producers of media. In her free time, she loves crocheting, trying new recipes, and biking around new spots in New Haven.