Eleanor Hart

GAIN Board Co-Director of the Annual Conference

GAIN Email: conference@gainhighered.org

Board Member Responsibilities: GAIN Annual Conference, conference planning committee, and conference volunteers

Institution: Portland State University

Position at Institution: Associate Director of Academic Technology & Inclusive Design

LinkedIn: Eleanor Hart

Born in Michigan and raised in Athens, Georgia, I received both my BA and MA in philosophy at American University in Washington, DC. When I left for DC, I naively believed that social justice could be implemented through legislation, that if we could just make the right argument to the right people, inequality would just fall away. My experience working in DC and studying critical social theory at AU taught me just how wrong I was. I eventually came to the conclusion that education is the heart of the real revolution, and I turned my attention to finding a job at a public university that was mission-driven to serve those historically excluded from higher education. I found my home at Portland State University as a project coordinator and worked my way over to the academic technology side of IT where I now get to support the people who design and build the tools that professors and students use every day. I am very excited to have the opportunity to join the GAIN board of directors and to learn from the amazing folx who have served before me. I can’t wait to see y’all in Seaside as we continue to evolve and co-create this wonderful organization together.