Vivek Vik Bahl

About Vivek Vik Bahl

Vik Bahl received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, with a focus on ethnic and post-colonial literatures, cultural studies, and social movements. He has taught in the English Division at Green River College since 1998. He is co-founder of Diversity & Equity in Hiring & Professional Development (DEHPD), a statewide organization that addresses the low numbers of under-represented staff and faculty in the community college system; founder of DEI in WA CTCs, a statewide collection of workteams that emerged in 2020 in the wake of COVID and the movement for Black Lives in response to the murder of George Floyd and others; and co-founder of the Green River Diversity & Equity Council (GDEC) and the Instructional Diversity Committee (IDC). He serves on the boards of the WA CTC American Indian Advisory Board (WCAAB); the Toyin Falola Center for the Study of Africa (TFCSA); the Center for Convivial Research and Autonomy (CCRA); Tasveer, a Seattle-based South Asian film and arts organization; and formerly University Beyond Bars (UBB), a Seattle nonprofit that facilitates higher education for prisoners. He is co-author of a collection of poetry entitled Scoundrels of Deferral: Poems to Redeem Reflection, which explores his experiences, barriers, and aspirations as a 1.5 generation Indian American, originally from Punjab, India.

Experience

1. Faculty

   Green River College

   Jan 1998 — Present

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  1986 — 1997

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1981 — 1984