Maisha T. Winn

Dr. Maisha T. Winn: Upcoming Events

Dr. Maisha T. Winn, Chancellor's Leadership Professor & Co-Director of the Transformative Justice in Education (TJE) Center has several upcoming lectures. Please find more information below.


University of Georgia -- Athens, GA

Aralee Strange Lecture

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -- 5:30pm

Maisha T. Winn is the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, and the co-founder and co-director of the Transformative Justice in Education Center. In her talk, “‘I Don't Want Us to Forget the Fire’: Literacy, Activism and Black Literate Lives Overview,” Winn examines the role of the Black Arts Movement in building a literacy continuum for readers, writers, speakers and activists. This program is made possible by the Aralee Strange Fund for Art and Poetry.


Syracuse University -- Syracuse, NY

Thursday, March 7, 2019 -- 5:30pm

The Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series in partnership with the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition presents Futures Matter: Five Pedagogical Stances for Shifting Toward Justice.


In her book Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education Through Restorative Justice, Winn asserts that four pedagogical stances: History Matters; Race Matters; Justice Matters; and Language Matters are essential for learning communities to engage in their pursuit of justice. In this talk, Winn argues for a fifth pedagogical stance, Futures Matter, using Stetsenko’s Transformative Activist Stance (TAS) framework.


University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, MI

Friday, March 15, 2019 -- 11:00am

Illusions of Inclusion or an Unfinished Epilogue presented by Professor Maisha T. Winn, Chancellor’s Leadership Professor, UC Davis School of Education; Co-Director of Transformative Justice in Education

In her book Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education through Restorative Justice, Winn asserts that four pedagogical stances, History Matters; Race Matters; Justice Matters; and Language Matters are essential for learning communities to engage in their pursuit of justice. In this talk, Winn argues for a fifth pedagogical stance, Futures Matter, using Stetsenko’s Transformative Activist Stance (TAS) framework.

More information can be found at: http://www.soe.umich.edu/news_events/events/detail/illusions_of_inclusion_or_an_unfinished_epilogue/


2019 MSAN Institute -- Madison, WI

April 15-16, 2019

Dr. Maisha T. Winn will be the keynote speaker for the 2019 MSAN Institute in Madison, WI.

The MSAN Institute is a two-day, intensive professional development opportunity dedicated to growing our understanding of how school districts develop equity-focused leadership and nurture cultural competence.