Dr. Kevin Kumashiro appears frequently in the news media and public radio. Linked below are (a) recent media appearances about affirmative action and student debt, followed by examples of (b) press releases, (c) essays in the news media, and (d) newspaper, podcast, radio, and television interviews.

Recent Media Appearances about Affirmative Action and Student Debt


SAMPLE PRESS RELEASES

“Upholding the Myths of Colorblindness and the ‘Model Minority.’” Institute for Public Accuracy. June 2023. https://accuracy.org/release/upholding-the-myths-of-colorblindness-and-the-model-minority/

“Should Negative Things about the U.S. be Taught?” Institute for Public Accuracy. September 2020. http://accuracy.org/release/should-negative-things-about-the-u-s-be-taught/

“Billionaires Deforming Education?” Institute for Public Accuracy. June 2020. http://accuracy.org/release/billionaires-deforming-education/

“Chicago Strike, Education ‘Reforms’.” Institute for Public Accuracy. October 2019. http://accuracy.org/release/chicago-strike-education-reforms/

“Biden, Sanders and Getting to Roots of Problems with Education.” Institute for Public Accuracy. June 2019. http://accuracy.org/release/biden-sanders-and-getting-to-roots-of-problems-with-education

"An Education Secretary to Dismantle Public Education?" Institute for Public Accuracy. November 23, 2016: http://www.accuracy.org/release/an-education-secretary-to-dismantle-public-education/

Sample Essays in The News Media

“Letter to the Editor: The Dangers of Technologizing Education.” Education Week. September 30, 2020. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/30/the-dangers-of-technologizing-school.html

“COVID-19, Racialized Disease, and the Yellow Peril.” Insight Into Diversity. May/June 2020. https://www.insightintodiversity.com/covid-19-racialized-disease-and-the-yellow-peril/

“A Back-to-School Lesson for 2018: As Elites Cut, the Masses Build.” Common Dreams. August 11, 2018. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/08/11/back-school-lesson-2018-elites-cut-masses-build?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

"Bias Against Asian-American Students is Real. Affirmative Action Isn't the Problem" (co-authored with Stacey J. Lee). Vox. June 27, 2018. https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/6/27/17509140/admissions-bias-personalities-harvard-affirmative-action

"Asian America Needs Affirmative Action in Higher Education" (co-authored with Stacey J. Lee). The Conversation. August 7, 2017. http://theconversation.com/asian-america-needs-affirmative-action-in-higher-education-44070

“Another Wrong Choice for Education Secretary" (Op-Ed). Education Week. February 2, 2017. www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/02/02/how-to-pick-a-better-ed-secretary.html

"Education Deans to Trump: We're 'Seriously Concerned' about Your Agenda" (summary of EDJE's Declaration of Principles). Washington Post. January 13, 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/13/education-deans-to-trump-were-seriously-concerned-about-your-agenda/?utm_term=.bcaeed13518c

“Training for Teachers” (Letter to the Editor). New York Times. October 23, 2016. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/opinion/sunday/training-for-teachers.html?_r=0

“Why Every Student Will NOT Succeed with the New Education Law.” The Progressive. December 14, 2015. http://www.progressive.org/news/2015/12/188460/why-every-student-will-not-succeed-new-education-law.

“Flawed Teacher-Rating Plan on Horizon for CPS.” Chicago Sun-Times. April 1, 2012. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/11599377-452/flawed-teacher-rating-plan-on-horizon-for-cps.html

sample NEWSPAPER, Podcast, radio, and television interviews

(April 2024). Interview on EDUP Xcelerated Excellence Podcast, Anti-oppressive Education and the Non-neutral Role of Schools in Social Equity

(April 2024). Interview for Hofstra Chronicle article, The Center for "Race," Culture and Social Justice celebrates its 7th anniversary

(March 2024). Interview on BustED Pencils, about Asian American Studies

(March 2024). Four Interviews on The Brainwaves Video Anthology, about Anti-Asian Hate, DEI, National Days of Teaching Truth, 60 Seconds+

(March 2024). Interview on Hofstra Radio WRHU, How Anxieties About & Cultural Technologies Toward Hawai‘i & Japan Helped Shape the U.S. Neo-Empire

(May 2023). Interview for Education Writers Association article, 5 Things to Consider When Covering AAPI Students and Affirmative Action

(March 2023). Quoted in New York Times article, Affirmative Action is in Peril and ‘Model Minority’ Stories Don’t Help

(November 2022). Interview for Nikkei article, U.S. Affirmative Action Cases Raise Fear of Backlash on Asian Americans

(November 2022). Interview for Chicago Sun-Times article, Asian Americans Fighting to Trash Affirmative Action are Sorely Misguided

(November 2022). Interview for CNN article, How Asian Americans Fit Into the Affirmative Action Debate

(October 2022). Interview on Education for Sustainable Democracy Podcast, about scholar collectives

(August 2022). Interview on Ethical Schools Podcast, about scholar collectives

(February 2022). Interview on Talkies, about the attacks on education: https://kpfa.org/episode/talkies-february-23-2022/

(February 2022). Interview on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, about “The Nationwide Attack on School Boards”: https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/2022/02/17/background-briefing-february-17-2022/

(September 2020). Interview on BustEd Pencils, about racism in curriculum: https://talk927fm.com/podcast/9-29-20-busted-pencils/

(September 2020). Interview on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, about “Trump’s Call to ‘Restore Patriotic Education’ is Intended to Whitewash and Rewrite Our History”: https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/2020/09/21/

(September 2020). Interview on Under the Tree: A Seminar on Freedom with Bill Ayers on “An Education for Freedom”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-education-for-freedom-ft-kevin-kumashiro/id1521512100?i=1000489846778

(September 2020). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about “What is Really Needed for U.S. Schools to Reopen Safely”: https://www.risingupwithsonali.com/2020/09/02/what-is-really-needed-for-u-s-schools-to-reopen-safely/

(July 2020). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about reopening schools: https://www.risingupwithsonali.com/2020/07/09/is-trumps-insistence-on-reopening-school-an-election-ploy/

(June 2020). Interview on KPFA Flashpoints, about corona-capitalism and education (30 minutes in): https://kpfa.org/episode/flashpoints-june-25-2020/

(June 2020). Interview on Muslim Network TV, about COVID-19, billionaires, and education: youtu.be/DOxvoFjnTjk

(January 2020). Interview on Myrna Lim Live, about “Student Debt Crisis”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s__MW6sq30&feature=youtu.be

(November 2019). Interview on KPFA Evening News Weekend, about Chicago teachers strike: https://kpfa.org/episode/the-kpfa-evening-news-weekend-november-16-2019/

(October/November 2019). Two Interviews on Keep Hope Alive with Rev. Jesse Jackson, about Chicago Teachers Strike: https://www.iheart.com/live/real-talk-910am-297/?autoplay=true&pname=15400&campid=header&cid=index.html

(July 2019). Interview on Loud and Clear, about school segregation: https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/education-for-liberation_10?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=user%3A8544886&utm_term=episode_title

(June 2019). Two Interviews on Loud and Clear, about student debt and desegregation: https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/education-for-liberation_9; https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/education-for-liberation_7

(June 2019). Interview on FAIR CounterSpin, about “On Student Debt Cancellation”: https://fair.org/home/kevin-kumashiro-on-student-debt-cancellation/

(June 2019). Interview on The Real News Network, about “Sanders & Warren Pitch Rival Plans to Address $1.6 Trillion in Student Debt”: https://therealnews.com/stories/sanders-warren-pitch-rival-plans-to-address-1-6-trillion-in-student-debt

(June 2019). Interview on KPFA Evening News Weekend, about student debt cancellation and desegregation: https://kpfa.org/episode/the-kpfa-evening-news-weekend-june-29-2019/

(August/October 2018). Three Interviews on Loud and Clear, about “Harvard Affirmative Action Case in the National Spotlight”, “Exploring the Importance of Affirmative Action in Education,” and civil rights: https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/exploring-the-importance-of-affirmative-,  https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/harvard-affirmative-action-case-in-the-n?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=user%3A8544886&utm_term=episode_title, https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/education-for-liberation-with-special-gu_1

(July 2018). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about""Oklahoma Teachers Hit Back through Electoral System" (plus: Janus decision about unions; affirmative action in colleges): https://vimeo.com/278224511

(May 2018). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about "Tens of Thousands of North Carolina Teachers March": http://www.risingupwithsonali.com/tens-of-thousands-of-north-carolina-teachers-march/

(March 2018). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about "Teachers Want Higher Wages Not Guns": https://vimeo.com/259753973

(January 2018). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about "Police Removal of Teacher Highlights Poor Pay": http://www.risingupwithsonali.com/police-removal-of-teacher-highlights-poor-pay/

(September 2017). Interview on Rising Up with Sonali, about "How Michigan's Charter School Experiment is a Warning to Us All": http://www.risingupwithsonali.com/how-michigans-charter-school-experiment-is-a-warning-to-us-all/

(March 2017). Interview on Making Contact, about "Reclaiming Public Schools: Education in the Trump Era": http://www.radioproject.org/2017/03/reclaiming-public-schools-education-in-the-trump-era/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

(March 2017). Interview on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, about "Millionaire Money Backing Charter Schools": https://fdmedia.org/background_briefing/march-6-2017/

(February 2017). Interview on FAIR CounterSpin, "On Betsy DeVos": http://fair.org/home/kevin-kumashiro-on-betsy-devos-amit-narang-on-anti-regulation-rule/

(January 2017). Interview on KPFK Rising Up with Sonali, about “What is at Stake for Public Education Under Trump?”: http://www.risingupwithsonali.com/what-is-at-stake-for-public-education-under-trump/

(January 2017). Hour-long interview on KPFA Talkies with Kris Welch, about “The End of Public Education?”: https://kpfa.org/episode/talkies-january-18-2017/

(December 2016). Interview for Journal of Teacher Education, about "Seeing the Bigger Picture: Troubling Movements to End Teacher Education": http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/jte-insider/2016/kumashiro-podcast/

And be sure to check out these internet radio programs that included my interview in a longer series of excellent programs that are archived below:

* (February 2017). Interview on BustED Pencils, on "Education Deans are on the 'EDJE' of Justice and Equity": http://bustedpencils.com/episode/episode-27-education-deans-edje-justice-equity/

* (March 2015). Interview on Pacifica Flashpoints, on “The Battle for Public Education”: http://t4sj.org/writers-bloc/t4sj-radio/the-battle-for-public-education-flashpoints/

* (April 2012). Interview on Education Radio, on “Winners and Losers: Naming and Reframing Education Reform”: http://education-radio.blogspot.com/2012/04/winners-and-losers-naming-and-reframing.html