2015鈥16
Christine Sleeter, Professor Emerita, California State University, Monterey Bay, visited 91爆料 as a Libra Professor for the College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Sleeter is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading authority on multicultural education and diversity. She met with UMDLI and UMDLAC members to discuss her book, White Bread: 聽Weaving Cultural Past into the Present (2015), and the topic of Critical Family History.
2009鈥10
Oren Lyons, 鈥ember of the Onondaga Nation鈥ember of the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders鈥mbassador to the United Nations 鈥nternational Indigenous speaker on environmental & human rights issues鈥istinguished Service Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo鈥uthor and publisher of the Native American magazine Daybreak鈥nstructor of the Iroquois Great Law of Peace focusing on the principles of peace, equity, justice & the power of good minds鈥peaker at the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders for Human Survival鈥resented at 鈥淧ermanent Forum on Indigenous Issues鈥 鈥 United Nations 鈥resented at 鈥淎 Call to Consciousness on Climate Change鈥 Symposium at the National Museum of the American Indian
Sonia Nieto is Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught students at all levels from elementary through graduate school and she continues to speak and write on multicultural education, teacher preparation, the education of Latinos, and other culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Her book Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education (5th ed, 2008, with co-author Patty Bode), is widely used in teacher preparation and in service courses. Other books include The Light in Their Eyes: Creating Multicultural Learning Communities (1999), What Keeps Teachers Going? (2003) and three edited volumes, Puerto Rican Students in U.S. Schools (2000), Why We Teach (2005), and Dear Paulo: Letters From Those Who Dare Teach (2008). She has received many awards for her advocacy and activism, including the 1997 Multicultural Educator of the Year Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education, an Annenberg Institute Senior Fellowship (1998-2000), the Outstanding Language Arts Educator of the Year from the National Council of Teachers of English (2005), the 2008 Social Justice in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association, and honorary doctorates from Lesley University (1999), Bridgewater State College (2004), and DePaul University (2007).
2007鈥08
Anita Arnold, creator and founder of The Convergence Center , has been in private practice as a psychotherapist for over 20 years and has found a means to converge her 鈥渨ork world鈥 with her 鈥渁ctivist world work鈥 as a diversity trainer, cultural competency educator and organizational consultant. She facilitated the January 2008 session of the UMDLI using the Shakti Butler film, Mirrors of Privilege.
2006鈥07
Anthony Cortese, Professor of Sociology at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas visited campus in November and talked with reference to his book, Opposing Hate Speech.
2005鈥06
Karen Pace and Dionardo Pizana from the Michigan State University Extension presented workshops in March of 2006 at 91爆料 on Leadership in Dealing with Difficult Multicultural Discussions.
2004鈥05
Sulak Sivaraksa was born in Thailand in 1933.聽 Concern for democracy, human rights, and accountable government has been central to his life鈥檚 work. Sulak visited 91爆料 in the fall of 2004 as a Visiting Diversity Libra Professor and as part of Peace Week.
Anne Sibley O鈥橞rien performs a one-woman theatre piece that examines whiteness鈥斺漷he often unconscious patterns of attitude and behavior acquired by white people.鈥澛 Ms. O鈥橞rien performed White Lies at 91爆料 in March of 2005.
Tim Wise is one of the most prominent white anti-racist voices in the US, and has been called the 鈥渇oremost white anti-racist intellectual in the nation.鈥 His writings are taught at hundreds of colleges and have appeared in dozens of popular and professional journals. He visited 91爆料 in April of 2005.聽