Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and Building a Unified Society
Note: The summer course has been canceled. The teaching team will use the time to prepare for the Fall session. Registration should open by August 1, 2023.
Born and raised in South Carolina, June Manning Thomas attended Furman University for one year but then left SC to finish college at Michigan State University (MSU). She earned her doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan. She has taught at MSU, Cleveland State University, and... See Faculty Bio
Carol Mansour learned about the Bahá’í Faith while working as a reporter and anchor in local television news. Having grown up in a Pentecostal congregation that was all Black, she was intrigued that a religion considered the elimination of racial prejudice as a spiritual imperative. She has taken to heart... See Faculty Bio
I was born and raised in Port-Gentil Gabon and attended middle school at New Era High School in Panchgani India. I have a Bachelor’s in Mathematics Education, Master’s in Special Education and have taught in higher education (KU and UNC-CH) and in various K-12 settings, my last being the International... See Faculty Bio
I have been a professional educator since 2000. Currently, I teach at an elementary school in the public school system in Portland, Oregon. In addition to the curriculum, I focus on empowering the students to be stewards of social justice and to be aware of their own nobility. I have a... See Faculty Bio
Renee Depew graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs in 1989 and has worked in the field of electrical engineering and computer science since that time. Renee’s passion for learning about racism and its effects on humanity led her to study with... See Faculty Bio
I was born in Kingston, Jamaica. My interest in music, theatre, and the literary arts led me to abandon my academic degrees and a career in the Forensic Sciences, to take up a position with the British Council Caribbean as Arts & Education Officer. I worked for several years as... See Faculty Bio