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Mica Pollock, an anthropologist of education, studies how youth and adults struggle daily to discuss and address issues of racial difference, discrimination, and fairness in school and community settings. Her first book, Colormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School explores the question: when it is helpful, and when is it harmful, to talk about racial patterns in schools? Her new book, Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools, builds on her experience working in the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, where she investigated and

Lisa Glenn graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in Psychology. While at college, she participated heavily in BSC's service-learning initiatives through service-learning coursework, local service activities, and month-long service trips. Lisa was awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to study in South Africa, where she taught 7th–9th grade technology and also earned a B.Ed. Honours degree in Human Rights Education at University of the Witwatersrand. After returning from South Africa, Lisa left her home in the South and moved West, where she taught 6th grade in Phoenix