Professor
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Marguerite W. Penick, PhD received her PhD from the University of Iowa in Curriculum and Instruction. She was a High School teacher in an urban school in Kansas City, KS. She currently serves as Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her work centers on issues of power, privilege and oppression in relation to issues of curriculum with a special emphasis on the incorporation of quality literature in K-12 classrooms. She appears in the movie “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible” by the World Trust Organization. Her most recent work includes a joint article on creating safe spaces for discussing white privilege with pre-service teachers and is an co-editor of Everyday White People Confronting Racial and Social Injustice:15 Stories, The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys,The Diversity Consultant Cookbook: Preparing for the Challenge,and Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM