What should education look like post-COVID? How do we get there?

Many are looking forward to a time when we can go back to “normal” in education; however, that “normal” wasn’t working for too many of our children, youth, families and communities. The SJSU Lurie College of Education Emancipatory Education Speaker Series features nationally recognized speakers and emerging voices who are sharing their visions for a post-COVID education system.

Watch the recording from our speaker series event on Friday, March 5:

• Sec. John King – President and CEO of The Education Trust – Reversing the practices of providing the least educational support to those who need it most
  • 8:42​​ – Introduction of Sec. John King by Dr. Jennifer Husbands
  • 10:50​​ – Remarks from Sec. John King
  • 28:44​​ – Q&A with Sec. John King
• Dr. Leslie Gonzales – associate professor in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Learning unit at Michigan State University – “Towards Epistemic Justice: Unlearning, Relearning, and Refusal in the Academy”
  • 50:40​​ – Introduction of Dr. Leslie Gonzales by Dr. María Ledesma
  • 52:01​​ – Remarks from Dr. Leslie Gonzales
  • 1:19:00​ – Q&A with Dr. Leslie Gonzales

Visit sjsu.edu/education/community/iee/speaker-series to register for our upcoming speaker series events:

• Friday, March 12, 3:30-5pm PST | Dr. Fabiola Bagula, Dr. Rebeca Burcaiga, Dr. Melissa Martinez, Dr. Sylvia Mendez-Morse, Ana Tavares, and Dr. Tara Yosso
• Friday, March 19, 3:30-5pm PST | Dr. E.J.R. David, Dr. Saili Kulkarni, Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia, and Leroy Moore