Supriya Baily

Supriya Baily is an activist, scholar, and educator. Her work began while she was a teenager in India as a community organizer and leader. Currently, she is Professor of Education at George Mason University, focusing social justice issues in education, the marginalization of girls and women in educational policy and practice, and the role of teacher education to address educational inequity.

Prior to joining academia, she spent a decade working for development and social justice organizations cementing her lifelong interest to the better understand the processes of agency and voice that promote grassroots transformation in marginalized communities.

Her new book, Bangalore Girls: Witnessing the rise of nationalism in a progressive city, was released November 5, 2024.

She currently also serves as the Co-Director for the Center for International Education. She was previously the President of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) (2022-2023) and Treasurer (2015-2018).