Ann M. Ishimaru | Guest: A Moment with Erik Fleming

Author / Educator

Dr. Ann M. Ishimaru is an award-winning scholar, writer, educator and the Killinger Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy at the University of Washington College of Education. Through her work, she cultivates the leadership and solidarities of educators, organizational leaders and racially minoritized youth, families and communities to realize more transformative futures. In addition to many peer-reviewed articles in top-tier educational research journals, she is also the author of Just Schools: Building Equitable Collaborations with Families and Communities (Teachers College Press, 2020).

Feb. 15, 2026

Equity & 100 Years of Black History Featuring Dr. Decoteau Irby, Dr. Ann Ishimaru and Dr. Karlos K. Hill

In this episode, Drs. Decoteau Irby and Ann Ishimaru discuss their book, Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice & Systems, and the conclusions their near-decade of research gathered. Then, Dr. Karlos K. Hill, Regents’ Professor of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma, explains the significance of 100 years of celebrating Black History Month in America.

Guests: Karlos K. Hill, Decoteau J. Irby, Ann M. Ishimaru

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