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Author Bio

Monisha Bajaj is Professor and Chair of International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. She is also Visiting Professor and Research Fellow at the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice, University of the Free State, South Africa. Dr. Bajaj is the editor and author of six books, including, most recently, Human Rights Education: Theory, Research, Praxis (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017), as well as numerous articles. She has also developed curriculum—particularly related to peace education, human rights, anti-bullying efforts and sustainability—for non-profit organizations and inter-governmental organizations, such as UNICEF and UNESCO. She is the recipient of the Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award (2015) from Division B of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Ria DasGupta is a doctoral student in International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco (USF). Her dissertation research looks to understand the racialized experiences of Asian American Chief Diversity Officers in higher education. She has an MA in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University, where her studies focused on women's global human rights in the context of neoliberalism. Ria is the Diversity and Community Relations Program Manager in the Office of Diversity Engagement and Community Outreach at USF. She is also a professional dancer and teaches north Indian classical dance.

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