In this special Bicentennial Edition of Detroiters Speak: Toward Education Justice, our panelists will reflect upon and examine university student engagement in Detroit and with Detroiters. How do/should students and faculty of higher education institutions in southeast Michigan engage with Detroit and Detroiters in efforts that build a more equitable educational landscape? Detroiters Speak: Toward Education Justice is a Semester in Detroit mini-course and free public course offering.

Featuring:
Kendra Hearn, Director, U-M Teach For America Interim Certification Program
Joel Berger, U-M Alumnus and English Teacher, Cass Technical High School
Ashley Lucas, Faculty Director, Prison Creative Arts Project
Aaron Kinzel, Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies, UM-Dearborn
Molly Sweeney, Organizing Director, 482Forward

Transit service provided by the MDetroit Connector Bus, an existing service that provides free transportation to/from Detroit for U-M students, faculty and staff. Please message semesterindetroit@umich.edu to reserve a seat.

This Bicentennial LSA Theme Semester event is presented with support from the Bicentennial Office; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; History; and Semester in Detroit.