Charles V. Willie
Charles V. Willie | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1927 |
| Died | January 11, 2022 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Spouse | Mary Sue Willie |
| Children | 3; including Sarah Willie-LeBreton |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College Atlanta University Syracuse University |
| Thesis | Socio-economic and ethnic areas of Syracuse, New York. (1957) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | desegregation, higher education, public health, race relations, urban community problems |
| Institutions | Syracuse University State University of New York Upstate Medical University Harvard University |
Charles Vert Willie (October 8, 1927 – January 11, 2022) was an American sociologist who was the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education Emeritus at Harvard University. His areas of research included desegregation, higher education, public health, race relations, urban community problems, and family life. Willie considered himself an applied sociologist, concerned with solving social problems.