Ashanti D. Jones

Adjunct Professor @William Paterson University Of New Jersey

Newark, NJ, US
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WORK HISTORY

Aug 2021 — Present

Adjunct Professor @William Paterson University Of New Jersey

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Department of Community & Social Justice Studies

EDUCATION

2016 — 2018

Columbia University

Master's degree, Social Work; (Social Enterprise Administration track; Contemporary Social Issues field of practice)

N/A

Rutgers Law School

Doctor of Law - JD

2011 — 2015

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology; Africana World Studies

2024

Walden University

Doctor of Science, Social Work

SKILLS

Working with ChildrenChildcareAfrican StudiesFamily ServicesCommunity OutreachCommunity ServiceMicrosoft OfficeResearchChild DevelopmentAfrican HistoryAfrican DiasporaPsychologySocial NetworkingSocial SciencesSocial ServicesPublic SpeakingPublic PolicyProfessional CommunicationPresenterCommunity DevelopmentTeam LeadershipLeadershipPowerpointSalesTrainingPhotoshopSocial MediaEvent Planning

ABOUT ASHANTI D. JONES

Ashanti Jones is a second-year law student at Rutgers Law School–Newark, a social worker, policy analyst, and speaker with expertise in juvenile justice, restorative and transformative justice, and equity practices.She holds an MSW from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Social Work. Ashanti serves as a Policy Analyst at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, where she builds coalitions that have advancedlandmark reforms for New Jersey youth. Her career encompasses policy writing, advocacy, and authorship, with notable contributions to the American Bar Association and the Southern Poverty Law Center. From the start of her career, Ashanti has been deeply committed to amplifying community advocacy through organizing campaigns, providing public testimony, leading rallies, authoring op-eds and reports, and developing accessible toolkits—efforts aimed at empowering communities to challenge systemic inequities and advocate for a more just future. Her work is driven by a vision of dismantling systems of oppression and building equitable alternatives that reflect the resilience and brilliance of the communities she serves.Ashanti also teaches Community and Social Justice Studies at WilliamPaterson University.

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