Clara Muhammad and the Hidden Curriculum of Women's Leadership in Higher Education

Recently, I was driving in Philadelphia when I passed by Clara Muhammad Park. The name gave me pause. Not because it was unfamiliar, but because it reminded me how rare it is to see a woman's name, especially a Black woman's name, memorialized in public space. And yet Clara Muhammad's impact on education, particularly as a foundational figure in Black independent schooling, demands much more than a passing glance.