Adelman is Phoenix MLK honoree

Madelaine Adelman, associate professor of justice and social inquiry in the School of Social Transformation, was one of five individuals honored with a Living the Dream Award by the City of Phoenix for advancing civil rights through non-violent means.

Adelman co-chairs the Phoenix chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which she helped found. GLSEN works with youth, teachers and school administrators to create awareness of the issues gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students face and helps create school climates that support and value differences of all kinds. 

"Our job is to help people on the ground understand how policy implementation matters. Teachers care about teaching and learning," Adelman said in the Arizona Republic story about the MLK honor. "If they intervene, they get more teaching done and more learning happens."