Pollock's Everyday Antiracism Wins Gustavus Myers Award

Associate Professor Mica Pollock was awarded the 24th annual Gustavus Myers Award last week. The prize is presented to an outstanding book and author that advance human rights and actions toward a just society.

As editor of Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School, Pollock brought together 64 real-life tools and techniques for strategizing classroom practices and work space politics, as well as best practice for readers trying to be constructively conscious and open about race and racism.

"I am deeply honored by the Gustavus Myers award. I am also excited about the recognition it offers to my 70 contributing authors, and to the dozens of HGSE doctoral students who read and discussed essays as members of my Everyday Antiracism Working Group at HGSE," Pollock said. "My goal was to produce clear, concise pieces prompting educators to consider complex 'everyday' issues of race and racism in their work. I'm really thrilled that the awards committee considered our work to be a valuable contribution to race scholarship."

The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights promotes living out diversity equitably. The center reviews and identifies outstanding books each year about discrimination, bigotry, and ways to develop equitable future communities and societies.

The Myers review panel selected this year's books from close to 400 nominations.