Banks Center for Educational Justice
The Banks Legacy
Dr. James A. Banks was a professor at the University of Washington for 50 years. He was the founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education, which was a central location for transformational work in multicultural education and allied fields for 26 years. Dr. Cherry A. Banks was a founding professor at the University of Washington, Bothell and was a leading affiliated faculty member of the Center for Multicultural Education. Both James and Cherry Banks retired in 2018.
The Banks Center for Educational Justice is deeply honored to carry the Banks name and legacy. The following links archive the phenomenal work of the Center for Multicultural Education, which led the way nationally and internationally and leaves a lasting legacy for us all to continue to learn with as we push for educational justice in the years ahead…
