Plymouth Court Stage
Sunday, Sept. 8th at 5pm

Dr. Valerie C. Johnson is Associate Provost for DEI, Inclusion, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy at DePaul University. She is the co-editor with Jennifer Ruth and Ellen Schrecker of The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom (2024). Her research interests include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), African American politics, urban politics, and education policy, with a particular emphasis on the politics of urban education.