Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas-Austin, will present the Gordon Lecture: "Liberating Ways of Knowing: The Struggle for Ethnic Studies and the Educators We Need." Dr. Valenzuela is a leader of grassroots efforts to develop ethnic studies curriculum, provide professional development and inspire young people to teach.
Dr. Valenzuela has written and edited several books, including Growing Critically Conscious Teachers: A Social Justice Curriculum for Educators of Latino/a Youth (2016).
