Larry Chavis
Teacher, Writer, and Maker of Good Trouble

I am a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, an Economist at the University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler Business School, and a student in the MFA in Creative Writing Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

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Larry in his PhD regalia from Stanford University with a beaded bolo tie that that reads "Lumbee"

Bio, academic resume, and a fun photo overview of my approach to inclusion.


An overview of my push to create lasting change in the academy. My experience of being secretly recorded is put in the context of being spoken out on other issues.


Academic research and writing on a broad range of issues from Indigenous ways of knowing to small business financing.


I am available for in-person and virtual speaking events that draw on my skills as an economist, business school professor, Indigenous scholar, humorist, and writer.