What You’ll Learn:

By the end of this study group series, participants will:

• Develop Critical Love: Cultivate an ethical commitment to care for oneself and others.
• Foster Critical Humility: Remain open to understanding the limits of personal worldviews and biases.
• Engage in Critical Reflection: Examine identity, privilege, and systemic inequities.
• Build Historical Literacy: Understand the broader historical forces shaping today’s social landscape.
• Practice Interruption: Learn to challenge and disrupt racism and inequity in personal and professional spaces.

Why This Program?

🌿 Healing-Centered Approach: Rooted in restorative justice and mindfulness.
📖 Research-Based & Experiential: Developed through decades of scholarship and practical application.
🤝 Community & Connection: Engage with like-minded practitioners in an intimate learning environment.
⚡ Actionable & Transformational: Designed for both personal reflection and systemic change.

Meet Your Instructor

Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D.

Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D., a graduate of NYU and Columbia University, is a Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Yolanda is a sought-after speaker on educational equity issues, author of numerous academic articles, co-editor of four books, and co-author of the multiple award-winning book Advancing Racial Literacies in Teacher Education: Activism for Equity in Digital Spaces where she examines her concept of Archeology of Self™ in education. At Teachers College, she is founder of the Racial Literacy Roundtables Series where for 15 years, national scholars, teachers, and students facilitate conversations around race and other issues involving diversity. Yolanda has appeared in several documentaries including Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up: We Gon’ Be Alright” (2016), a documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement and the campus protests at Mizzou. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Love from the Vortex & Other Poems, was published in March 2020. Her sophomore book of poetry, The Peace Chronicles, was published in July, 2021. Showcasing the interdisciplinary nature of her work, Yolanda's poetry books have gained recognition and been embraced by jazz and avant-garde classical musicians. Beyond her artistic pursuits, Dr. Sealey-Ruiz's Archeology of Self™theory and practice concept has been presented to thousands of educators and educational leaders both within the United States and other countries.