19 Facts About Joyce Ladner

Joyce Ann Ladner was born on October 12,1943 and is an American civil rights activist, author, civil servant, and sociologist.

Joyce Ladner was raised with four brothers and four sisters.

Joyce Ladner graduated high school in 1960 with her older sister, Dorie Joyce Ladner.

In 1970, Joyce Ladner conducted postdoctoral work as a research associate at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Joyce Ladner taught at colleges and universities in places such as Illinois, Connecticut, Tanzania and Washington, DC She first joined Howard University in 1973, then left for Hunter College, and then returned to Howard in 1981.

Joyce Ladner said she liked the job and was disappointed to be passed over for the full presidency.

Joyce Ladner has written numerous reports on children's issues and has often been consulted for her expertise.

Joyce Ladner has served on a number of editorial boards and as a reviewer for grants institutions.

Joyce Ladner has reviewed grants for the National Institute of Mental Health, the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation and the 21st Century Foundation.

Joyce Ladner has served as a key commentator on national social issues.

Joyce Ladner authored Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman, The Ties That Bind: Timeless Values For African American Families and Mixed Families: Adopting Across Racial Boundaries.

Joyce Ladner has co-author of The New Urban Leaders and editor of The Death Of White Sociology.

Joyce Ladner has been named among distinguished alumni by Tougaloo College and by Washington University.

In 1997, Joyce Ladner was named Washingtonian of the Year by The Washingtonian.

In 2000, Joyce Ladner was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Tougaloo College.

Joyce Ladner retired in 2003 and moved to a lakeside home in Sarasota, Florida, to be an abstract painter.

Joyce Ladner subsequently moved back to Washington, DC, where she now resides.

In January 2008, Joyce Ladner started a blog called The Joyce Ladner Report, for which she commented on the 2008 United States presidential race and openly supported the campaign and presidency of Barack Obama.

Joyce Ladner is mentioned in poet Robert Pinksy's "The Poem of Names," which appeared in the October 14,2019, issue of The New Yorker.