Eve L Ewing

Eve L. Ewing is an author and a sociologist of education whose research is focused on racism, social inequality, urban policy, and the impact of these forces on American public schools and the lives of young people. Her works inclde Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism & School Closings on Chicago's South Side, the poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919, and the middle-grade text Maya and the Robot. She has written for the Champions series, the Ironheart series, and other Marvel projects. Along with the award-winning author and poet Nate Marshall, Ewing wrote the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, commissioned by the Poetry Foundation. Ewing is currently an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service and an instructor for the Prison + Neighborhood Art Project, a visual arts and humanities project that connects teaching artists and scholars to men at Stateville Maximum Security Prison through classes, workshops, and guest lectures.