Recognition, Realization, and Reflection on Race in America
A Conversation with Myla Skinner
About the Event
How have literary writings shaped our understandings, beliefs, and attitudes about race? Join us for a conversation with Graham School Instructor Myla Skinner that will explore how race has impacted the structure of our society for hundreds of years and how this concept manifests and is reinforced in literature. The conversation will preview Skinner’s forthcoming course this Autumn.
Who's Speaking
Myla Skinner
Open Enrollment Instructor
Myla Skinner is Founder and Managing Partner of Quarter Five, LLC. Quarter Five works with organizations and businesses as they navigate complex and consequential change, including opportunities around strategy, leadership transitions, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Myla also provides executive and leadership coaching and development. Prior to starting Quarter Five in 2020, Myla sat in multiple leadership positions in nonprofits across the city of Chicago, including Cara Chicago, University of Chicago, and OneGoal. In these organizations, Myla focused her efforts on workforce and economic development, and strategy. Myla holds her MBA from Loyola University Chicago.