Richard Warren

Richard Warren Jr. is an award-winning educator, renowned speaker, and dynamic professor. His remarkable achievements in the field of education have earned him a well-deserved reputation as a leader in his field.

He spent nearly a decade teaching STEM to middle school students, achieving record-breaking gains on state assessments. Warren earned his doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).

Since 2015, he has worked closely with district teacher recruitment and mentoring programs, helping beginning teachers find success and gratification while implementing equitable and just practices in the classroom. Warren frequently travels around the world as a featured keynote speaker, presenter, and consultant on topics pertaining to teacher preparation, recruitment, and retention.

At UMES, he founded the UMES Men of Color in Education program, an innovative program designed to educate K–12 men of color to become teachers and provide support for them along their high school, college, and career continuum. Warren currently serves as the Hazel Professor of Education at UMES, preparing future teachers to take on the next generation of students.