Cyndi Kernahan
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at UWRF
Cyndi Kernahan is professor of psychological sciences and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. A social psychologist, Cyndi’s expertise is in the psychology of prejudice and racism. Her scholarly work is focused on teaching and learning about racism and prejudice and how racial bias and prejudice influence student learning and student success. Her book Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom: Notes from a White Professor was published in 2019 as part of the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education series of West Virginia University Press.

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​Ryuto Hashimoto
Graduate Student at MN State - Mankato with Expertise on Education and Social Movements
Ryuto Hashimoto (he/him) is a researcher, educator, and community organizer. While pursuing his master’s degree in Sociology: College Teaching at Minnesota State University, Mankato, he works with local stakeholders to advance community engagement and action network in Mankato and beyond. His research interests include sociology and education, higher education policy, curriculum design/evaluation, intercultural competence, and social movement.


Liane Malinowski
Assistant Professor of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Liane Malinowski is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, where her research and teaching focus on rhetorical history, feminist rhetorics, and public writing. In her research, Liane uses archival and historical methods to investigate rhetoric about social justice, place-making, and protest. She recently completed a book manuscript titled City Housekeeping: Women’s Labor Rhetorics and Spaces for Solidarity, 1896-1911, which will be published by Parlor Press in May 2025. Prior to moving to Minnesota in 2024, Liane was an assistant professor at the University of North Texas. Currently, she is working on essays that reflect on teaching writing and rhetoric in environments hostile to equity and inclusion.