Imagination: A Manifesto Harnessing the Power of Imagination to Reimagine Education and Shape Just Futures

Join us for an evening with Dr. Ruha Benjamin, celebrated author, Princeton professor, and a leading voice in envisioning transformative futures. In her latest book, Imagination: A Manifesto, Dr. Benjamin invites us to reclaim imagination as a vital tool for collective liberation and educational justice, echoing Toni Morrison’s wisdom to “dream a little before you think.”

Let us imagine schools without punishment, competition, or shame. What systems of care, accountability, and community-building could replace them? Imagine teens team-teaching children alongside their elders in vibrant city streets and community gardens. Imagine lessons on creatively and purposefully breaking rules to understand rules better. Imagine...

Be part of this pivotal conversation, hosted by Dean Shabnam Koirala-Azad and the Center for Humanizing Education and Research (C-HER), and discover how imagination can serve as a foundation for dreaming and building radical education futures.