Democracy and Education: School Leaders in Challenging Times

3/31/25

This virtual panel discussion, held March 26, features academics and activists committed to public institutions that empower young citizens with critical knowledge and skills of analysis and discernment. Watch the recording above!

Our guest panelists include Grace Pai, Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago; Myiti Sengstacke-Rice, President and CEO of Chicago Defender Charities, which produces the Bud Billiken Parade and Festival; and Veronica Arreola, inaugural director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Moderating on behalf of the League is Cindy Fey, DEI Committee Chair. This program is sponsored by LWVIL's DEI Committee.