Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool: Hundreds of professors across the country support Seattle educators in their day of action

Over 200 scholars and professors nationwide sign statement in support of the Seattle teachers’ October 19,^,2016 action to make Black Students’ Lives Matter in the district. The support for making Black Lives Matter in our classrooms has been widespread, yet some around the nation have also responded with messages of hate and fear. Dr. Wayne Au, Associate Professor in the School of Educational Studies at the University of Washington Bothell and an editor for the social justice teaching publication, Rethinking Schools, put out a call to professors and scholars to publicly tell the Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle School Board that many experts in the field of education and beyond support Seattle teachers. Below is the statement and the list of 212 names and affiliations as of October 17, 2016.

We, the undersigned professors and scholars, publicly express our support for and solidarity with teachers of Seattle Public Schools and their October 19, 2016 action in recognition of making Black Student Lives Matter in our schools. We hope that these teachers are continually supported by the district, the school board, their union, and parents in their struggle for racial justice in Seattle schools.

Name & Affiliation (for informational purposes only)

Curtis Acosta, Education for Liberation Network & University of Arizona South
Alma Flor Ada, Ph. D., Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of San Francisco
Annie Adamian, Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico
Jennifer D. Adams, Associate Professor Science Ed and Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY
Tara L. Affolter, Assistant Professor, Middlebury College
Jean Aguilar-Valdez, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University
Lauren Anderson, Associate Professor of Education, Connecticut College
Subini Annamma, Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Kansas
Zandrea Ambrose, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Ares, Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price, Teacher Educator–Montclair State University; EdD student at Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Rick Ayers, Asst. Prof of Education, U of San Francisco.
William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education (retired), University of Illinois Chicago
Wayne Au, Associate Professor, School of Educational Studies, University of Washington Bothell
Jeff Bale, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Megan Bang, Associate Professor, learning Sciences and Human Development, Secondary Teacher Education
Lesley Bartlett, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teddi Beam-Conroy, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Elementary Teacher Preparation Program, University of Washington
Lee Anne Bell, Professor Emerita, Barnard College
John Benner PhC, University of Washington, College of Education
Jeremy Benson, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Rhode Island College
Dr Berta Rosa Berriz, Arts in Learning Division,Lesley University
Dan Berger, Assistant professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Margarita Bianco, associate professor, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver
Anne Blanchard, PhD, Senior Instructor, Western Washington University.
Whitney G. Blankenship, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies & History, Rhode Island College.
Aaron Bodle, Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education, James Madison University
Joshua Bornstein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Felician University.
Samuel Brower, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston
Anthony Brown, Associate Professor, University of Texas Austin
Kristen Buras, Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Dolores Calderon, Associate Professor, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington university
Timothy G. Cashman Associate professor, social studies education, University of Texas at El Paso
Keith C. Catone, Principal Associate, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Charusheela, Assistant professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Minerva S. Chávez, Ph. D., Director, Single Subject Credential Program, Associate Professor, Department of Secondary Education, California State University, Fullerton
Linda Christensen, Director Oregon Writing Project at Lewis & Clark College.
Christian W. Chun, Assistant Professor of Culture, Identity and Language Learning, University of Massachusetts Boston
Carrie Cifka-Herrera Ph.D. University California Santa Cruz
Donna-Marie Cole-Malott, PhD candidate, Pennsylvania State University
Ross Collin, Associate Professor of English Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Rebekah Cordova, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida
Chris Crowley, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Wayne State University
Cindy Cruz, Associate Professor of Education, UC Santa Cruz
Mary Jane Curry, University of Rochester
Karam Dana, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Chela Delgado, adjunct faculty in San Francisco State University Educational Leadership graduate program
Robert L. Dahlgren, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, SUNY Fredonia
Noah De Lissovoy, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas at Austin
Betsy DeMulder, Professor, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University
Robin DiAngelo, Adjunct Faculty, University of Washington School of Social Work.
Maurice E. Dolberry, PhD. Lecturer, School of Educational Studies, University of Washington-Bothell
Michael J. Dumas, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Jody Early, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell
Kimberly Early, adjunct faculty, Education department at Highline College & Applied Behavioral Science department at Seattle Central
Education for Liberation
Kathy Emery, PhD, Lecturer at San Francisco State University
Joseph J Ferrare, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
Michelle Fine, Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center
Liza Finkel, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Lewis & Clark College Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Kara S. Finnigan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education Policy, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester
Ryan Flessner, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Butler University
Susana Flores, PhD Assistant Professor, Curriculum, Supervision and Educational Leadership at Central Washington University
Kristen B. French, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Education, Equity and Diversity, Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University
Victoria Frye, Associate Medical Professor, City University of New York School of Medicine
Derek R. Ford, Assistant Professor of Education Studies, DePauw University
Jill Freidberg, part time lecturer, Media and Communication Studies, University of Washington Bothell.
James A. Gambrell, Assistant Professor of Practice, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University
Arline García, Spanish Instructor, Highline College
Mónica G. GarcíaAssistant Professor Secondary Education, California State University Northridge
Brian Gibbs Assistant Professor of Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David Goldstein, Senior Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell.
Julie Gorlewski, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Alexandro Jose Gradilla, Associate Professor, Chicana/o Studies, CSU Fullerton.
Sandy Grande, Professor of Education and Director of the center for the comparative study of race and ethnicity, Connecticut College
Allison Green, English Department, Highline College
Kiersten Greene, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, State University of New York at New Paltz
Susan Gregson, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Cincinnati
Martha Groom, Professor, IAS, University of Washington Bothell
Rico Gutstein, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University
Amy Hagopian at University of Washington School of Public Health.
Jessica James Hale, Doctoral Research Fellow, Mathematics Education, Georgia State University Elizabeth Hanson, ESL Professor, Shoreline Community
May Hara, Assistant Professor, College of Education, Framingham State University
Nicholas Hartlep, Assistant Professor of Urban Education, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
Jill Heiney-Smith, Instructor in Teacher Education, Director of Field Placements, Seattle Pacific University
Mark Helmsing, Coordinator of Social Studies Education, University of Wyoming
Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr., Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies & Practice, College of Education, University of Arizona.
Erica Hernandez-Scott, Master in Teaching Faculty, Evergreen State College
Josh Iddings, Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies, Virginia Military Institute
Ann M. Ishimaru, Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Dimpal Jain, Assistant Professor, California State University, Northridge
Brian Jones, City University of New York, Graduate Center
Denisha Jones, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Trinity Washington University
Beth Kalikoff, Associate Professor, Univ. of Washington Seattle
Richard Kahn, Core Faculty in Education, Antioch University Los Angeles
Daniel Katz, Chair, Department of Educational Studies, Seton Hall University
Mary Klehr, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education
Courtney Koestler, Director of the OHIO Center for Equity in Math and Science, Ohio University
Jill Koyama, Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, University of Arizona
Chris Knaus, Associate Professor, University of Washington Tacoma
Matthew Knoester, Associate Professor, University of Evansville
Rita Kohli, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Riverside
Ron Krabill, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Patricia Krueger-Henney, Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Saili Kulkarni College of Education Assistant Professor Cal State Dominguez Hills
Scott Kurashige, Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Gloria Ladson-Billings Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education UW-Madison
Carrie Lanza, MSW and PhD, adjunct faculty, University of Washington Bothell
Douglas Larkin, Associate Professor, Secondary and Special Education, Montclair State University
Alyson L. Lavigne, Associate Professor, College of Education, Roosevelt university
Clifford Lee, Associate Professor, Saint Mary’s College of California
Kari Lerum, Associate Professor, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Washington
Pauline Lipman, Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois-Chicago
Katrina Liu, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Lisa W. Loutzenheiser, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
David Low, Assistant professor of literacy education, California State University Fresno
John Lupinacci, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching & Learning, Washington State University
Wendy Luttrell, Professor, Urban Education & Critical Social Psychology, Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center
Aurolyn Luykx, Assoc. Professor of Anthropology & Education, University of Texas at El Paso.
Sheila Macrine, Professor, Umass Dartmouth
Tomás Alberto Madrigal, Ph.D., Tacoma Pierce County Health Department
Jan Maher, Senior Scholar, Institute for Ethics in Public Life, State University of NY at Plattsburgh
Curry Malott, Associate Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Gerardo Mancilla, Ph.D., Director of Education Administration and Leadership, School of Education Faculty, Edgewood College
Roxana Marachi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, San Jose State University
Fernando Marhuenda, PhD, Professor in Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Valencia, in Spain
Tyson Marsh, Associate Professor, Seattle University
Carlos Martínez-Cano, PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Edwin Mayorga, Assistant Professor, Educational Studies, Swarthmore College
Kate McCoy, Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, SUNY New Paltz
Cynthia McDermott.EdD., Professor and Regional Director, Antioch University Los Angeles
Jacqueline T. McDonnough, Ph.D., Associate Professor Science Education, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kathleen McInerney, Professor, School of Education, Saint Xavier University
Deborah Meier, MacArthur fellow, NYU fellow
José Alfredo Menjivar, Doctoral Student, CUNY, Graduate Center and Humanities Alliance Fellow, LaGuardia Community College
Paul Chamness Miller, Professor of International Liberal Arts, Akita International University
Jed Murr, Full-Time Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Bill Muth, Associate Professor, Adult Learning and Literacy, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kate Napolitan, Teaching Associate, University of Washington Seattle
Jason M. Naranjo Assistant Professor, Special Education University of Washington Bothell
Pedro E. Nava, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Mills College
Network for Public Education
Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tammy Oberg De La Garza, Associate Professor, College of Education, Roosevelt University
Gilda L. Ochoa, Professor of Sociology and Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies, Pomona College
Margo Okazawa-Rey Professor Emerita, San Francisco State University
Susan Opotow, PhD Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Rachel Oppenheim, Director and Core Faculty, School of Education, Antioch University Seattle
Joy Oslund, Coordinator of directed teaching, assistant professor, Madonna University, Livonia, MI
Sandra L. Osorio, Assistant Professor, School of Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University
Callie Palmer, WSU doctoral student/adjunct faculty at Linn Benton Community College
Django Paris, associate professor, department of teacher education, Michigan State University
Hillary Parkhouse, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Leigh Patel, Associate Professor, Boston College.
Summer Pennell, Assistant Professor of English Education, Truman State University
Patricia Perez, Professor, California State University Fullerton
Emery Petchauer, Associate Professor. College of Ed. Michigan State University
Bree Picower Associate Professor Montclair State University
Farima Pour-Khorshid, Teacher Educator, University of San Francisco and PhD Candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz
Shameka Powell, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Department of Education, Tufts University
Rebecca M Price, Associate Professor, UW Bothell
Sarah A. Robert, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education, Michigan State University
Rosalie M. Romano, Associate Professor Emerita, Western Washington University
Ricardo D. Rosa, PhD., Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies,, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Wayne Ross, Professor, University of British Columbia
Dennis L. Rudnick, Associate Director of Multicultural Education and Research, IUPUI
Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Associate Professor, Mexican American Studies, University of Texas San Antonio
Jen Sandler, Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jeff Sapp, professor of education, California State University Dominguez Hills
Alexandra Schindel, Asst Professor, University at Buffalo
Ann Schulte, Professor of Education, CSU Chico
Simone Schweber, Goodman Professor of Education, UW-Madison
Déana Scipio, Postdoctoral fellow, ERC & Chèche Konnen Center at TERC
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Associate Professor, English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Doug Selwyn, Professor of Education, State University of New York
Julie Shayne, Senior Lecturer, University of Washington Bothell
Sarah Shear, Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education, Penn State Altoona
Mira Shimabukuro, Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW Bothell
Janelle Silva, Assistant Professor, School of IAS, University of Washington Bothell
Carol Simmons. Retired educator, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle University Professor, Seattle Community College, Western State University, City University Professor.
Dana Simone, Instructor, Foundational Studies in Education, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
George Sirrakos, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Christine Sleeter, Professor Emerita, California State University Monterey Bay
Timothy D. Slekar, Dean, College of Education, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
Beth Sondel, Assistant Professor, Department of Instruction and Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Debbie Sonu, Associate Professor of Education, City University of New York
Mariana Souto-Manning, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Teaching, Teachers College Columbia
Jeremy Stoddard, Associate Professor, College of William & Mary
David Stovall, Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
Rolf Straubhaar, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Georgia.
Katie Strom, Assistant Prof Educational Leadership, Cal State Univ East Bay
Katy Swalwell, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Iowa State University
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Assistant Professor, Dept of African American Studies, Princeton University
Monica Taylor, Associate Professor, Secondary and Special Education, Montclair State University
Cathryn Teasley, Assistant Professor, University of A Coruña (Spain)
Adai Tefera, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Clarens La Mont Terry, Associate Professor, Occidental College
Amoshaun Toft, Assistant Professor, School of IAS, University of Washington Bothell
Sara Tolbert, Assistant professor, College of Education, University of Arizona
Maria Torre, the City University of New York Graduate Center
Diane Torres-Velasquez, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
Victoria Trinder, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
Eve Tuck, Associate Professor of Critical Race and Indigenous Studies in Education, OISE, University of Toronto
Carrie Tzou, Associate Professor, University of Washington Bothell
Angela Valenzuela, professor of Educational Administration, University of Texas at Austin
Manka Varghese, Associate Professor, University of Washington College of Education
Julian Vasquez-Heilig, Professor, California State University Sacramento
Michael Vavrus, Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies (Education, Political Economy, History), The Evergreen State College
Verónica Vélez, Assistant Professor and Director, Education and Social Justice Minor and Program, Western Washington University
Maiyoua Vang, Associate Professor, College of Education, California State University, Sacramento
Michael Viola, Assistant Professor, Saint Mary’s College of California
Donna Vukelich Selva, Edgewood College, Madison WI
Catherine C. Wadbrook, MA, Med, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Journalism, Austin Community College
Mimi Wallace, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education, McNeese State University
Camille Walsh, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington Bothell
Lois Weiner, Professor, Director, Urban Education and Teacher Unionism Policy Project New Jersey City University
Melissa Weiner, Associate Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
Michael Wickert, Professor of English an Education, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
Gabe Winer, English/ESOL Department Co-chairBerkeley City College
Min Yu, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
Ken Zeichner Boeing Professor of Teacher Education, University of Washington Seattle
Shelley Zion, Professor, Urban Education, Rowan University