Art teacher Olusegun Adeniyi, who teaches at Caleb British International School, Lagos, Nigeria, is not only renowned for bringing out the creative side of his fortunate students with two decades of nurturing new talent and creating...

David is Professor of Critical Race Studies, editor-in-chief of the journal Race Ethnicity and Education and Director of Research in the School of EducationDavid’s research focuses on race inequalities in education, especially the role...

Jim Lecinski is a Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at Kellogg where he teaches Marketing Strategy and Omni-Channel Marketing Distribution Strategy.  He also teaches the core marketing course in Kellogg’s MBAi...

Gary Peller received his B.A. from Emory University and J.D. from Harvard University. After graduating from law school, where he served on the Harvard Law Review and won the Sears Prize, Professor Peller clerked for the Honorable Morris...

Robbie joined Microsoft in 1988. Over the next twenty-two years, he worked in various marketing and business management roles—including supporting the successful launch and expansion of Microsoft Office. As Chief Xbox Officer, he led...

Linah Anyango is a science teacher formerly of Mombasa, Kenya. Linah now teaches at Regis School Runda, Kenya's only National Curriculum School built to International Standards. She is a top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize.

Leah Juelke is an teacher at Fargo South High School, North Dakota, in one of the largest English Language high school programs in her state. As a resettlement city, the majority of her students are refugees, who come from camps and...

Cynthia Owyoung is vice president of inclusion, equity, and belonging at Robinhood, where she drives the company’s approach to enhancing its culture of diversity and inclusion. As the founder of Breaking Glass Forums, she develops...

Camille Zubrinsky Charles is Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Graduate School of Education, and the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author...

After eight years teaching at a primary school and two years at a high school, Kirsten Cuppen currently works at an intermediate vocational college in the Netherlands that prepares trainees for jobs related to a specific trade or...

Minal Bopaiah is author, speaker, and strategist committed to designing a more equitable world. With degrees in English, psychology, and organizational development, and a lifelong passion for diversity and inclusion, She has spent her...

Fiona Giles retired from the University of Sydney in 2020, where she taught and researched literary journalism, creative nonfiction and feminist theory relating to breastfeeding and maternal sexuality. After graduating from Oxford with a...

Bill Holmes is a Philadelphia poet whose lifetime goal has been to become a successful writer and author. He is the author of the chapbook Illuminations, the spoken word CD Asphyxiation, and the newly released full-length poetry book...

J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and...

Dan Blanchard has done his homework. He’s been an inner-city school teacher and athletic coach for 20 years and has a passion for teaching, inspiring, and working with teens. “It’s tough for a lot of kids today. They don’t always have...

Ama Mazama (aka Marie-Josée Cérol) is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs of the Department of Africa American Studies at Temple University. She received her PhD with highest distinction from La Sorbonne Nouvelle,...

Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...

Julie Batten is the founder of the Glass House Shelter Project, a grassroots organization that brings college reading & writing courses into homeless shelters. She teaches writing courses at Brandeis University, Salem State University...

Geoff Page grew up on the Clarence River in NSW and is based in Canberra. He has published twenty-five collections of poetry as well as two novels, five verse novels and several other works including anthologies, translations and a...

Nancy Correa is a poet and visual artist. She graduated with a BFA with a minor in Design from Paier College. She is a Traditional Chinese herbalist focusing on nonhuman animals. She rescues nonhuman animal victims from stockyards,...

Bill Holmes is a Philadelphia poet whose lifetime goal has been to become a successful writer and author. He is the author of the chapbook Illuminations, the spoken word CD Asphyxiation, and the newly released full-length poetry book...

Richard Blanco’s mother, seven months pregnant, and the rest of the family arrived as exiles from Cuba to Madrid where he was born. Forty-five days later, the family immigrated once more to New York City, and eventually settled in...

The video features an individual reflecting on their past teachers who had a significant impact on their life. They identify two key attributes that stood out - positivity and a sense of humor. The speaker recalls their second-grade...

Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...