CORIE WILKINS

A native son of Chicago, IL with a heart for social justice through a well-rounded approach to human engagement and crisis management. This is exemplified through my three year tenure as a journalism and communications professional, eight years of formal ministry experience, and three years of law enforcement service. Through this training and experience, personal and professional, I have curated a unique understanding of the intersection between race, poverty, health, law, and other social functions that allow me to better understand, advocate for, and ultimately work with various different population groups to impact change through tangible and intangible metrics.

Black Seminarian's Union President - Duke Divinity School

• Advocated in the best interests of over thirty Black students, faculty, and staff
• Contributed to efforts that led to the hiring of two new Black faculty members
• Aided in lobbying efforts to create a university-wide union for doctoral students
• Helped to create practices for greater transparency and consistency with grading standards
• Worked directly with the Office of Black Church Studies to enhance the Black student experience through programming
• Actively organized and led protests addressing Black student concerns to hold administration accountable




Committee on Race Relations Undergraduate Representative - University of Missouri

• Was appointed as the only undergraduate member of this committee which addressed systemic racism on campus
• Actively worked with Concerned Student 1950 and other campus organizations to advocate their concerns to the university Chancellor and System President
• Held meetings with University staff regarding ways to implement better safety and cultural practices with engagement of Black students
• Served alongside several senior level faculty and one graduate student representative
• Aided in the appointment of the University's first Black System President

Black Seminarian's Union President - Duke Divinity School                                                                                                     

• Advocated in the best interests of over thirty Black students, faculty, and staff
• Contributed to efforts that led to the hiring of two new Black faculty members
• Aided in lobbying efforts to create a university-wide union for doctoral students
• Helped to create practices for greater transparency and consistency with grading standards
• Worked directly with the Office of Black Church Studies to enhance the Black student experience through programming
• Actively organized and led protests addressing Black student concerns to hold administration accountable

Committee on Race Relations Undergraduate Representative - University of Missouri                                                       

• Was appointed as the only undergraduate member of this committee which addressed systemic racism on campus
• Actively worked with Concerned Student 1950 and other campus organizations to advocate their concerns to the university Chancellor and System President
• Held meetings with University staff regarding ways to implement better safety and cultural practices with engagement of Black students
• Served alongside several senior level faculty and one graduate student representative
• Aided in the appointment of the University's first Black System President

• Corie Wilkins, Inspired by Pope Francis, 360 volunteers minister to homeless people, Washington Post (2015)
• Corie Wilkins, "Everyone safe after 4 year old starts fire with lighter", KOMU 8 News (2015)
• Corie Wilkins, Columbia residents weigh in on law enforcement at Friday meeting, KOMU 8 News (2015)
• Corie Wilkins, MU for Planned Parenthood set to hold march today at speakers circle, KOMU 8 News (2015)

• "2016 Pullman Scholar Symposium Scholar Keynote Speech," Pullman Scholar Symposium. Chicago, Il, May 2016
• "Conviction," Goodson Chapel, Durham, NC November, 2018
• "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July," Macedonia UMC, Cary, NC, July, 2021
• "The Messy Middle," Saint James Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC, November, 2023