Margarita Guillory was named the C. Allyn and Elizabeth V. Russell Professor of Religion and Culture in the United States at Boston University. She is a professor of religion and director of the university’s African American and Black diaspora studies program. An interdisciplinary scholar of African American religion, Dr. Guillory has published several books, including Africana Religion in the Digital Age (Routledge, 2024). She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in African American studies from Emory University in Atlanta, a master’s degree in theological studies from the University of Saint Thomas, and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Rice University in Houston, Texas.
SOURCE: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, May 8, 2026