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Dr. Christopher Emdin
Remixing Education
Dr. Christopher Emdin is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California; where he also serves as Director of youth engagement and community partnerships at the USC Race and Equity Center. He is also Scholar/Griot in Residence at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
He previously served as Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education and Director of the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
He is the creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement a Non Profit organization, Science Genius BATTLES and the CREATE Accelerator. He was recently named one of the 27 people bridging divides in the United States by Time magazine and the Root 100 lis of most influential African Americans.
He is the author of numerous award winning works including the award-winning, Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation and the New York Times bestseller, For White Folks Who Teach In the Hood and the Rest of Ya’ll too.
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The organization’s consultants, speakers, and educators have extensive experience in training, research, and practice focused on the intersections of popular culture and education. With expertise in connecting hip-hop to disciplines such as STEM, English, counseling, school leadership, and wellness, they work to bridge cultural relevance with academic rigor. Through in-person and virtual professional development sessions, keynotes, and trainings, the team equips educators, administrators, and community leaders with tools that use hip-hop culture and philosophy to enhance learning, engagement, and leadership.
Each year, the organization also hosts the HipHopEd Conference and a series of smaller events that bring together educators and learners from around the world to share best practices in teaching and innovation. In addition, the team partners with institutions to design and redesign integrated curriculums that provide students with dynamic, culturally rich, and academically challenging learning experiences across multiple subject areas.
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