Spring 2023 GREATS kickoff with special guest Dr. Terrell R. Morton

On Wednesday, February 1st we will be hosting the GREATS semester kickoff get-together with special guest Dr. Terrell R. Morton! Join us for dinner and conversation. We will also be distributing books for the book club. Food from I Dream of Falafel (IDOF) will be provided. Please make sure to RSVP so that we may provide the correct amount of food. 
Dr. Terrell R. Morton is an Assistant Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University (B.S. Chemistry), University of Miami (MS Neuroscience), and UNC Chapel Hill (Ph.D. Education - Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies). Dr. Morton identifies as a Scholar-Activist! His work strives to transform the positioning and understanding of Blackness in mainstream education, specifically STEM, seeking justice and joy for Black women, Black students, and other minoritized individuals given the social-cultural-political-historical positioning of their identities. He in an accomplished, emerging scholar, having published in an array of academic and lay spaces, given over 50 global and national talks and presentations, and obtained over $13 million dollars in external grants. Through every endeavor, he strives to “walk it like he talks it.”