LEARN MORE ABOUT MEAbout Supriya

Supriya Baily is an activist, scholar, and educator. Her work began while she was a teenager in India as a community organizer and leader. Currently, she is Professor of Education at George Mason University, focusing social justice issues in education, the marginalization of girls and women in educational policy and practice, and the role of teacher education to address educational inequity.

Prior to joining academia, she spent a decade working for development and social justice organizations cementing her lifelong interest to the better understand the processes of agency and voice that promote grassroots transformation in marginalized communities.

She has co-edited four books, published numerous articles and book chapters, and has secured nearly $2m in collaborative grant partnerships. Her books include Experiments in Agency: A global partnership to transform teacher research (2017), Educating adolescent girls around the globe: Challenges and opportunities (2015), and Internationalizing Teacher Education in the US (2012).  She has published numerous articles and book chapters, and has secured nearly $2m in collaborative grant partnerships.

Her new book, Bangalore Girls: Witnessing the rise of nationalism in a progressive city, was released November 5, 2024.

She currently also serves as the Co-Director for the Center for International Education. She was previously the President of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) (2022-2023) and Treasurer (2015-2018).