Stuart Rhoden, PhD. Assistant Teaching Professor, University College Arizona State University

What happens when educators become certain about students before students have had the chance to become?

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Today the Obama Presidential Center opened in my neighborhood Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, my home. This letter was originally published in The Huffington Post on January 20, 2017

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Part of the Cultural Trust Series

Parent. Educator (Ph.D). Author. Activist. Empath. Pragmatist. Teaching Asst Prof @ASU. Author of two books on cultural trust & education equity (one forthcoming). From Chicago, live in Phoenix. Build...

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Scroll through any education-focused social media feed long enough and you will find them.

I recently came across the updated edition of Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success on Deepstash, an app I am trying out to find new books in my area of research.

From the South Side of Chicago to Phoenix. What Dewey, Tupac, and my mother taught me before I had a name for it.

From the South Side of Chicago to Phoenix. What Dewey, Tupac, and my mother taught me before I had a name for it.

​        Areas of Focus   Dr. Stuart Rhoden’s work centers on institutional trust, racialized academic identity, and educational equity across K–12 and postsecondary contexts. His research...

Memories of Rev. and the Affirmations that Raised Us

A Parent’s Guide to Finding a New School After a Closure or Need for Change

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Jeff Bliss, the Duncanville High School student who gained national attention in 2013 for his impassioned classroom rant against a teacher’s disengaged teaching methods, has since pursued a career in education. After briefly dropping out of school, Bliss returned to complete his education and later earned a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Montclair State University in 2017.#JeffBliss #EducationMatters #TeacherLife #StudentVoice #Motivation #Inspiration #MontclairState #EducationLeadership #NeverGiveUp #ClassroomStories #ViralMoment #BackToSchool #TeacherGoals #EducationJourneyView all 6,505 comments

The Trump administration says it will withhold $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve large populations of minority students, calling the decades-old programs discriminatory. https:...

'Should race be considered in hiring?' is the wrong question, because the reality is that it is considered, mostly in favor of white men.

What Pride Shows Us About America Beyond the LGBTQ+ Community

I’ve been in education for several decades—as a teacher, professor, policy advisor—but nothing prepared me for the challenge of being a Black father in a mostly White, upper-middle-class school distri...

After seeing a few of my colleagues and friends come into this space and thrive, I thought; let me stop lurking and say what’s on my mind and contribute to the discourse.

I wanna see more classroom teachers delivering keynotes, facilitating workshops, and given space and larger platforms to talk about what’s working/not working with students in this moment. Too many e...

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A high school ethnic studies requirement was to take effect in the fall, but a lack of funding — and antisemitism allegations — appear likely to derail it.

In a new poll, registered voters gave Gov. Gavin Newsom less than stellar marks on his focus and his ability to look out for California's interests.

Many who back diversity, equity and inclusion have done a poor job of engaging in difficult and uncomfortable discussions.