Assistant Professor of Law
J.D. Georgetown University School of Law LL.M. University of California – Los Angeles School of Law B.S. St. John’s University
Taifha Natalee Alexander (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Law. She teaches Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and Race and the Law. Professor Taifha’s scholarship examines the intersection of law, critical race theory, and institutional structures, with a particular focus on how legal doctrines shape and respond to systemic inequality in education and beyond. Her scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in the Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review, Boston University Law Review, the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, and the Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives.
Professor Taifha joined the St. John’s University School of Law faculty after serving as Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and as Director of the CRT Forward Project at UCLA School of Law. Through CRT Forward, she led a national effort to track and analyze legislation and policies restricting the teaching of race and racism, combining legal analysis, data, and policy strategy to inform public discourse and advocacy. Before entering academia, Professor Taifha held leadership roles in higher education focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and worked across multiple institutions to advance equitable campus climates.
Professor Taifha graduated magna cum laude from St. John’s University, received her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, and earned her LL.M. in Critical Race Studies from UCLA School of Law, where she ranked first in her graduating class.