Join PSSC and Todd Mealy @EqInstituteRCP for this important conversation- Pedagogy, Patience & Persistence-Disrupting Racism at Majority White Schools. To register: eventbrite.com/e/144313496553 4/13/2021 at 4:30 pm. #equityinschools Heather Bennett PAIU PASA PA Principals PA School Boards Association

For educators looking to address anti-Asian racism and better lift up AAPI history and contributions, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center has compiled resources from AAPI women on teaching these subjects, healing and centering restorative practices. Check it out. smithsonianapa.org/learn/

We are very excited to welcome our new Director of Community Engagement and Cultural Heritage! Lenwood Sloan has worked with educators for 40 years and has been part of many heritage monuments and markers in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Introducing Dr. Patrick Mendez, our new Director of Trauma-Informed Services. His focus on adverse childhood experiences will be transformative for the institute. Welcome, Pat!

Congrats to our equity guru and associate editor of publications, Dr. Heather Bennett! Penn State recently honored Heather for her work in the field of education.

Okay Heather!!! #pennstateproud #ncbw100harrisburg

Today is International #NonbinaryPeoplesDay. Against the backdrop of proposed and passed laws policing students’ gender identities and expression, it’s critical to understand and support nonbinary students’ experiences. Here’s how. learningforjustice.org/magazine/lets-…

I’ll discuss #ThisIstheRatSpeaking Thursday evening. Click on the link to register. ywcalancaster.org/programs/crge/…

We are thrilled to unveil the book cover of EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM! Coming winter 2022 (McFarland). More information coming soon.

We are looking for someone who has experience podcasting. The project will focus on Holocaust survivor stories. If interested in learning more about the job, email [email protected].

Dr. Kelisha Graves of the MLK Center in Atlanta, GA joined us at our final summer internship meeting. Congrats to our interns, who are finalizing reports abt the media’s characterization of MLK btwn 1955 & 1968. Thanks to Drs. Mealy & Baptiste-Bosco for directing the program.

Congratulations to Jolie Haertter, a former research intern at our institute (Summer 2020). Jolie's article, "Children With Disabilities Express Less Concrete Gender-Based Biases," was just published in the Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review. Read it here: pur.pitt.edu/pur/article/vi…