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Dr. Michael O’Shea is a higher education scholar and practitioner passionate about supporting student success and building more equitable, democratic education systems. Supported by competitive Canadian and U.S. federal and university research grants, his interdisciplinary research probes equity and access questions in higher education policy and governance, Indigenous student mobility, qualitative methods, and science (astronomy) education. A proud product of the City of Chicago and its public schools, O’Shea has worked in a range of higher education, K-12, community non-profit, and public service roles in the U.S. and Canada. He has lent his energy to serving organizations that strengthen advance equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonizing agendas — including the New Leaders Council, a national progressive organization, and the Massey College Anti-Black Racism Council. In recognition of both his scholarship and community service, O’Shea has been awarded a Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Grant, New Leaders Council Fellowship, Massey College Fellowship, Fulbright Student Award, among others. His published work has appeared in The Walrus, Irish Echo, Irish-American News, National Post, Hill Times, Chicago Sun-Times, University Affairs, Canadian Journal of Higher Education, and Higher Education Policy.