Dr. David Stovall

David Stovall is an Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates four areas 1) Critical Race Theory, 2) concepts of social justice in education, 3) the relationship between housing and education, and 4) the relationship between schools and community stakeholders. In the attempt to bring theory to action, he has spent the last ten years working with community organizations and schools to develop curriculum that address issues of social justice. His current work has led him to become a member of the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School of Social Justice High School design team, which opened in the Fall of 2005 where he also serves as a volunteer social studies teacher.

Furthering his work with communities, students, and teachers, Dr. Stovall works with a collective of college professors in California, Arizona, and New York who teach high school courses in addition to their duties and responsibilities as university faculty.  “I’ve been working with this group for eight years.  The idea is to provide historically underserved schools with college access through their interactions with us.  We’ve been enrolling the students that take classes with us in our respective universities to get early college credit.”

Dr. Stovall, a native of Chicago graduated from Luther HS South in 1990.  He received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  His motivation for going into the field was the combination of family members, neighbors, and members of community organizations that supported him in doing educational justice work without fear of persecution.