Clifford Lee

Cliff Lee is a Professor of Education and program director and of the Educators for Liberation, Justice and Joy (ELJJ) teacher education program at Mills College at Northeastern University. Prior to academia, Cliff was a founding teacher of Life Academy in the Oakland Unified School District where he earned his National Board Certification in English Language Arts in 2007. His research, teaching, and social justice advocacy examines and creates opportunities for youth to participate and engage in work at the intersections of critical pedagogy, computational thinking, youth culture, media production, and creative expression. Cliff is also deeply engaged in examining the conditions necessary to prepare and sustain urban educators, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and Ethnic Studies teachers. Cliff received his Ph.D. in Urban Schooling from UCLA and his Master of Arts degree in Education from Stanford University.