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Marlee Bunch

Staff K-12 Initiatives, Office of the Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Staff K-12 Initiatives, Office of the Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign My name is Dr. Marlee Bunch. I am an educator, author, researcher, and lifelong learner. My research examines the oral histories of Black female educators in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who taught between 1954-1971, and the implications that integration had on their lives and careers. I have two forthcoming publications on university presses celebrating the voices and histories of these women. I received my doctoral degree from the University of Illinois in 2022 in Education/Policy/Organizational Leadership. Additionally, I have a Masters in Education (MEd), a Masters in Gifted Education (MS), a Bachelors in English, a certification in Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, and a certification in ESL (English as a Second Language). I have been an educator for 17+ years, and am the founder of the Unlearning the Hush teaching framework. You can learn more about my work at https://www.unlearningthehush.com/ or https://www.drmarleebunch.com/