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Jenny Grant Rankin

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Dr. Rankin is a Mensan with 2 doctorates: a PhD and LHD. She is a former Fulbright Specialist for the US Department of State who lectures (e.g., at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Columbia University, US federal agencies, TED Talk, etc.) and delivers keynote/plenary presentations at major conferences. She has written 14 nonfiction books, and she writes an online column for Psychology Today. Dr. Rankin was honored by the US White House and is regularly featured in the media. Dr. Rankin merges exuberance with research-based strategies to make any information (even complex, dry, undesirable, or controversial data) accessible, engaging, actionable, and persuasive to audiences …and she teaches others this psychology-based ...more

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Fighting Injustice Is Every Educator’s Obligation

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Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down simply for jogging, and those who were videotaped killing him remained free for an unconscionable amount of time. George Floyd was arrested for using – possibly unknowingly – a counterfeit $20 bill and pleaded with police to please lift the knee from his neck until an officer killed him.

 

These are recent stories in the news, but they are not isolated events

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