The Critical Race Studies in Education Association is proud to offer two distinct award opportunities, in the form of both the Derrick Bell Legacy Award and Emerging Scholar Award. Each award features criteria intentionally curated to help ensure that CRSEA highlights those individuals whose work is rooted in the spirit of the association.
Please refer to individual awards pages for a detailed description of each award, as well as prior awardees.
Derrick Bell Award
The Derrick Bell Legacy Award honors critical race theorists (CRT), critical race studies scholars, and progressive educators-activists committed to advancing social justice and educational race equity through their teaching, research, writing, and/or direct community action.
The Derrick Bell Legacy Award honors critical race theorists (CRT), critical race studies scholars, and progressive educators-activists committed to advancing social justice and educational race equity through their teaching, research, writing, and/or direct community action.
Emerging Scholar Award
The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes early-career critical race scholars who are making identifiable and significant contributions to the field of critical race studies in education.