吃瓜爆料 Professor Linda McAllister will be honored by Teachers 4 Social Justice at its 9th annual 鈥淭hank a Teacher for Social Justice鈥� award celebration. The ceremony will be held on Friday, May 12, 2016, 6pm-10pm at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, 518 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA. The award is a recognition of educators who have been doing social justice work in their respective communities for 3+ years and are being recognized for their impact and contribution to building a better world.
The award highlights professors who are doing powerful education-based social justice work in their classroom or community. Nominated by a student, Erika Castano, McAllister is described as 鈥渁n example of as a nurturing professor and compassionate human being.鈥� Castano writes, 鈥淎s a non-traditional student, I thought that I鈥檇 never be able to graduate or get a degree. I asked her if I鈥檇 be able to wear 鈥渁 pointy hat and a fancy robe.鈥�
She smiled and said, 鈥淥f course! You mean cap and gown, right?鈥� Then she said that she believed in me, and she would be at my graduation. We had this conversation last year and I鈥檓 graduating this Spring 鈥�17. 鈥�
Congratulations, Linda! For more information about Teach 4 Social Justice and the Thank A Teacher for Social Justice award, go to