Kevin Kumashiro

director, Center for Anti-Oppressive Education

Kevin K. Kumashiro, PhD, the founding director of CAOE, is professor and chair of Educational Policy Studies and interim co-director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was formerly the coordinator of Asian American Studies. His research, teaching, and activism are redefining the field of "anti-oppressive education" as he develops new approaches to addressing issues of social justice in schools.