Dr. Kevin Kumashiro — Anti-oppressive Education and the Non-neutral Role of Schools in Social Equity

Dr. Kevin Kumashiro is an internationally recognized expert on
educational policy, school reform, teacher preparation, and educational equity and justice, with a wide-ranging list of accomplishments and awards as a scholar, educator, leader, and advocate. He is the former Dean of the Schools of Education at the University of San Francisco and Hofstra University; the founding Chair of the national network, Education Deans for Justice and Equity; and the award-winning author or editor of ten books, including Bad Teacher!: How Blaming Teachers Distorts the Bigger Picture, Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning toward Social Justice, and most recently, Surrendered: Why Progressives are Losing the Biggest Battles in Education. His recent awards include the 2016 Social Justice in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.