Gloria Boutte Earns National Acclaim for Pioneering Social Justice in Education

Gloria Boutte, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South Carolina, has been honored with the 2025 Social Justice in Education Award by the American Educational Research Association. This accolade celebrates individuals committed to integrating education and social equality. Dr. Boutte specializes in social justice, anti-racism, and pro-Blackness, emphasizing the educational journeys of African American and culturally diverse students. An accomplished author, she has penned over 100 articles and eight books, including the acclaimed We Be Lovin' Black Children: Learning to Be Literate About the African Diaspora (Myers Education Press, 2021).