 After completing his undergraduate education at Baylor University in 1960, Feagin moved to Boston where he went on to earn his Ph.D. in sociology (social relations) from Harvard University in 1966.He was the Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. Civil Rights Commission (1974–1975).Currently, he is the Ella C. McFadden and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University.