Northern Illinois University (NIU) will host a variety of voluntary faculty training sessions during the spring 2023 semester which emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and overcoming “white fatigue,” according to the university website.
Joseph Flynn
Joseph Flynn is an associate professor of curriculum and instruction and Associate Director for Academic Affairs for the Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University.
He teaches courses related to social justice, multicultural education and curriculum studies. His scholarship offers critical examinations of race, media and popular culture, and curriculum. Currently he is author of
White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice and a co-host for the podcast
Mental Illness in Pop Culture.
In his free time, he enjoys watching and discussing film, listening to jazz and hip hop, cooking, and spending time with his family.