Independent Scholar & Former Dean
University of San Francisco
Dr. Kevin Kumashiro is an internationally recognized expert on educational policy, school reform, teacher preparation, and educational equity and social justice, with a wide-ranging list of accomplishments and awards as a scholar, educator, leader, and advocate.
Dr. Kumashiro is the former Interim Dean of the School of Education at Hofstra University (2023-24) and former Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco (2013-2017). He previously served as Chair of Educational Policy Studies, interim Co-Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, founding Coordinator of Asian American Studies, and Director of the AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution) Initiative at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has taught in early childhood, K-12, and higher education across the United States and abroad (public, private, and religious), and has consulted for school districts, organizations, and agencies. He founded and directed the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education from 2002-2013. Learn more
Friday, February 21, 2025
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST