Scholars@Duke
Garry S. Mitchell Jr.

Garry S. Mitchell Jr.

Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
garry.mitchell@duke.edu
201 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Nothing’s Too Good for My Baby

Journal Article Du Bois Review · January 1, 2026 Scholars rightly argue that partiality towards one’s children hinders justice and that some expressions of partiality constitute illegitimate conferrals of advantage. Some have extended this critique to elite educational experiences as a form of unjust adv ... Full text Cite

Striver·ish: Young Strivers and the Formation of Ethical Narratives

Journal Article Studies in Philosophy and Education · November 2021 Full text Cite

Legitimate concerns: On complications of identity in school punishment

Journal Article Theory and Research in Education · March 1, 2020 In the present unjust context of US schools, many educators face uncertainty about the legitimacy of their issuing punishments, especially when their identity meaningfully differs from that of their students. In this article, we address these doubts by ack ... Full text Cite