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  • Death row prisoner joins high school book club to explore complexities, joys of Black life

    Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am by Sharita ForrestCultural Exploration
    Rachel McMillian, a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who co-led the club with LaMar. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Rachel McMillian, a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who co-led the club with LaMar. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Rachel McMillian, a professor of curriculum and instruction at U. of I., said such initiatives better prepare pre-service teachers to understand students who are affected by incarceration in some way.