Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education & Human Development
Twin Cities
Award Year
2025
University Award
McKnight Presidential Fellow Award
Advancing Racial Justice in Education
Justin Grinage studies racism in education. His research focuses on how curriculum and teaching can engender or limit anti-racism, including how popular anti-racist books have largely been unsuccessful in producing racial justice after the murder of George Floyd; how black youth heal from racial trauma amidst police violence; how white youth develop their anti-racism; and how K-12 teachers can have more effective classroom race dialogues. Dr. Grinage publishes in leading education journals, has co-authored a book on white supremacy in education, and is currently working on an ethnographic book project investigating the effects of racial trauma in schools.