Adler University to Recognize Rebecca Ginsburg as “Social Justice Visionary”
Award will be presented May 16 at Adler University’s “The Campaign for Social Justice” public launch event
CHICAGO, May 15 – Adler University has announced Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and director of the Education Justice Project, will be recognized with its “Social Justice Visionary” Award during an event on May 16 marking the public launch of the University’s “The Campaign for Social Justice.” This will be the university’s first public campaign to fund scholarships, groundbreaking research, strategic partnerships, and capital projects.
Ginsburg, whose work at the Education Justice Project has been instrumental in the program’s efforts to create a comprehensive college-in-prison program, is being honored for her work to provide academic programs to incarcerated individuals and produce reentry guides for individuals being released from Illinois prisons. Ginsburg is also an associate professor at the University of Illinois.
“I am honored to be recognized by a university that has social justice woven into the very fiber of its curriculum and programs,” said Ginsburg. “Significant change is possible when people and entities at all levels work together to learn from and support one another. The research conducted at Adler University and programs like the Education Justice Project and Adler University’s Community Health Services are essential for moving us toward a more just, effective, and humane criminal justice system. Adler leads the way in demonstrating effective public engagement. I love how it takes seriously its commitment as a university to protect and serve its neighbors and communities.”
The Social Justice Visionary Award is given to someone who is leading the way in implementing socially-just solutions to community challenges.
Ginsburg, who holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Architectural History from the University of California at Berkeley, is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on topics surrounding the history of prisons, carceral landscapes, the Atlantic slave trade, and the history of prison reform. Previous awards for her work with the Education Justice Project include the Campus Award for Public Engagement, the NAACP Freedom Fighter Award and the YWCA Leadership in Education Award. Before the University of Illinois, Ginsburg served as a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in African and Afro-American Studies, Architecture and History at Washington University in St. Louis from 2002-2004.
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About Adler University
Adler University educates students to engage the world and create a more just society. Established in 1952, it enrolls more than 1,500 students in master's and doctoral programs for social change through its campuses in downtown Chicago and Vancouver, as well as an Online Campus. Adler University's mission is to continue the pioneering work of Alfred Adler, the first community psychologist, by graduating socially responsible practitioners, engaging communities and advancing social justice.
