RILE Fall Conference 2023 – Day 1
Pushing Back: Resisting the Attacks on Race & Diversity in Education

The annual conference on Race, Inequality, and Language in Education brings together local, national, and international scholars to share their research and to elevate the work of Stanford GSE faculty and students.

Our 2023 conference will take place from Thursday, October 12th to Sat, October 14th.

Featuring:

Dr. Uma Jayakumar

Dr. Uma Jayakumar is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at University of California, Riverside. Her scholarship and teaching address racial justice and policy issues in higher education, with a focus on how institutional environments such as campus climates and cultures shape college access and outcomes and how students' experience and resist barriers to inclusive engagement.

Dr. Zeus Leonardo

Dr. Zeus Leonardo is a Professor in the School of Education at University of California, Berkeley and has published numerous articles and book chapters on critical social thought in education. Among other books, he is the author of Race Frameworks and Edward Said and Education. His articles have appeared in Educational Researcher; Race, Ethnicity, and Education; and Educational Philosophy and Theory. Some of his essays include: "Critical Social Theory and Transformative Knowledge," "The Souls of White Folk," and "The Color of Supremacy." His current research interests involve the study of ideologies and discourses in education with respect to change.