John Duley “Challenged Us, Instructed Us, Stretched Us, Supported Us, and Loved Us. And We Loved Him Back”
“Now is always the time when more good can be done.” (From the Iona Community, spoken at John Duley’s celebration …
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VIDEO: America’s Struggle with Truth-Telling & Critical Race Theory
This FutureU Forum was recorded on July 21, 2021, and featured Mark McCormick, Martha Bireda, and Ruben Martinez. Hosted by …
FUTUREU FORUM: Wed. July 21, 2p (Eastern), Truth-Telling, Critical Race Theory, and Academic Freedom
Recent condemnation of Critical Race Theory obfuscates truth-telling, bounds free speech, and jeopardizes academic freedom. Join Mark McCormick (Kansas ACLU), …
July 21, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
NEW BOOK: “Racial Healing in This Nation Can Only Occur Through a True Examination of America’s History”
In her new book, A Time for Change: How While Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans, Dr. Martha R. Bireda “provides an …
June 20, 2021/
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PERSPECTIVES: ‘Divisive Concepts’ and the Problem of Racism
Addressing systemic racism requires going beyond group-centric interests and focusing on transforming existing structures and processes into equitable and inclusive practices. On September …
June 19, 2021/
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PERSPECTIVES: 1925 Redo–Who Gets To Decide What’s Taught?
In 1925, it was whether evolution should be taught in schools. Today, it is about America’s history with respect to …
June 15, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
“Oh, If Only We Required Such Study of Our Students and Ourselves”
It’s time to chart a new course for what it means ‘to be educated.’
January 21, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
Words Are Power, To Be Used Wisely
The backdrop… A local independent school is encouraged to include more literature in its curriculum that reflects the Black experience. …
December 22, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late
As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …
November 26, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/