Dr. C. Emmanuel Little is a multi-talented creative, change agent and family man from Macon, Georgia. He’s a doctoral graduate of the University of Georgia (PhD, Higher Education – Dec. 2018). He also holds degrees from Georgia College (B.A. in Mass Communications ’07, Masters in Public Administration 2010).  He currently lives in central Georgia with his brilliant daughter, Camryn, and wonderful wife Crystal, who is also an educator.

Emmanuel is extremely passionate about issues affecting historically marginalized communities, particularly Black people; this passion informs his professional work as well as his scholarship in the nonprofit and education sectors. His most recent work has ranged from leading engagement efforts for HBCUs in data science to serving as a DEI leader at a nonprofit, as well as teaching adjunct courses in adult education. These roles reflect his professional passion throughout his career, as he has served on various committees to provide leadership towards impact in these areas and has mentored numerous students in both the high school and undergraduate stages, many of which have gone on to graduate level degrees, law school, and/or productive careers in their respective fields.

He has presented his work at numerous national and statewide conferences including the National Mentoring Summit, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, NCORE (National Conference on Race & Ethnicity), NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education), AABHE (American Association of Blacks in Higher Education), Critical Questions in Education and several K-12 teacher education summits. He was recognized in 2024 by Black Leaders Worldwide as a “Doctor of Excellence” and also spotlighted by ProvenBase in 2023 as a “Top 100 DEI Leader” for his transformational work within the realm of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and justice. He was also recognized as a rising star in the Milledgeville Scene Magazine as part of its “20 under 40” feature, published in January 2019. Emmanuel was also honored by his alma mater’s African-American Alumni Council to receive the Trailblazer Dove award for his 14 years of impactful work.

Outside of his day jobs, Emmanuel is a nature nerd and music lover. In his spare time, he also thrives as a voice over professional, rap artist (aka “MannyVoices“) and podcaster (via The No Wednesday Podcast). He also dabbles in poetry as a creative outlet. As someone always interested in using his voice – whether to address issues of belonging, social justice or more creative means – Emmanuel understands and embraces the importance of being heard and exploring in multiple avenues as a polymath/renaissance person.

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