DR. DANIEL G. SOLORZANO

PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Professor Solonzano will speak to the origins and the current political context of the Critical Race Theory framework as we examine everyday and systemic racism inside and outside educational institutions. He will use the tools of racial microaggressions to examine everyday racism Inside and outside of educational Institutions. Solorzano will focus on racial microoffirmations as one response to racial microoggressions. He will involve colleagues in an interactive dialogue about improving the learning environment to maximize engagement, learning, and discovery for our increasingly diverse community.