Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Irshad Manji - Director of Moral Courage ED: Empowering Students to Hear, Not Fear, Other Perspectives. This is episode 436 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The recipient of Oprah’s first “Chutzpah Award” for boldness, Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage ED. A professor for more than 15 years, she now teaches at Oxford University’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human rights.  Irshad is a New York Times bestselling author, most recently, of Don’t Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars. Manji is a globally acclaimed educator, author, and speaker. She serves as the Director of Moral Courage ED at Let Grow, a nonprofit that promotes independent thinking and emotional resilience in students. Its signature program for secondary school students (and their teachers!) is Moral Courage ED, which empowers students to hear, not fear, different perspectives.  Besides bringing the Moral Courage Method to schools, Irshad customizes it for universities and busines