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Proud Educator Institute 2025
October 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Proud Educator (PE) Institute brings together LGBTQ+ educators, students, and allies committed to building just, inclusive, and thriving schools. It offers a rare space for queer and trans educators to connect, learn, and imagine new possibilities for education.
This year’s Institute features George M. Johnson, award-winning author of All Boys Aren’t Blue and We Are Not Broken. Johnson will share insights from their work at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and education.
Highlights include:
- A keynote address by George M. Johnson
- Workshops on storytelling, restorative practices, embodied movement, and strategies for sustaining LGBTQ+ educators in today’s political climate
- Opportunities for networking, mentorship, and collaboration across generations of educators
- Space to build community with others navigating the challenges and joys of teaching while LGBTQ+.
The PE Institute is co-sponsored by the the Brooklyn College LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Brooklyn College School of Education, and Center for LGBTQ Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center.
