Against the Prison Pipeline: Laboring for Love, Toward Justice, with Joy

December 4, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street

Crystal Laura, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education, Chicago State University

Crystal Laura's research focuses on the social and academic wellbeing of Black children in the "school-to-prison pipeline." In this talk, she will summarize key contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline and how educators can intervene. She will also open up a discussion on academia, activism, and self-care.