Jill Flynn
Biography
Professor Jill Ewing Flynn taught middle and high school English for nine years before coming to UD, where her research and teaching interests center on critical multicultural education and equity, primarily on how teachers can engage with students in productive discussions about race. She won the university's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2020, as well as the College of Arts and Science's Advocacy Award (2020) and Advising Award (2017). In addition to research articles, she has published a co-edited volume on women's experiences in higher education Feminism and Intersectionality in Academia (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2018) and worked with Bill Lewis and two XEE program alumni, Casey Montigney and Taria Pritchett (both XEE '12) on the resource toolkit Using Quad Text Sets to Teach for Social Justice and Equity in ELA Classrooms.
