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Educating for Equity
Ali Michael, Ph. D.
August 2-7, 2026 • Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
The Writers' Residency
This summer, the Educator's Sanctuary will host our first ever Writers' Residency for Educators at the beautiful seaside campus of Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. The Residency is one week-long (Sunday through Friday) and can accommodate up to 25 Writer-Educators.
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Who am I?
A researcher, educator, storyteller and wanna be comedian who spent years asking, “What’s my role as a White person in working against racism?” and now spends time supporting groups to see how every member can play a role in building healthy multiracial community.
How can I help?
What would be helpful? I do conflict resolution, leadership training, executive coaching, strategic visioning, professional development for educators, board trainings, mediation, program design, retreat facilitation, and experiential learning design. My commitment is to meet you where you are and walk the next few steps with you.
Here are a few ways we might work together:
How can you reach me?
Follow this link to meet my team, including Judy Osborne, who is an expert in all things event-and workshop-related. She will set us up to meet once she gets the ball rolling.
Contact UsAnnouncements
Available now!
Our Problem, Our Path: Collective Antiracism for White People
by Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli
How White people can help one another (and themselves) find the trailhead and keep walking an antiracist path. Read more...
Available now!
White Fragility (Adapted for Young Adults)
Why Understanding Racism Can Be So Hard for White People.
My Work
Almost all of my work is accessible on this website. Please read, listen, and share.
Client Testimonials
“Ali is a gifted expert and circle keeper in this space. We hired her to work with our Dismantling White Supremacy caucus, a group that has been around for several years and whose members were not at all new to this work. Ali was able to cause a breakthrough in the Dismantling White Supremacy group and enable the group to dive deeper than ever to further the work of dismantling white supremacy through every aspect of their lives. Her intentional, patient, yet direct approach helped to further our organizational mission of embodying race equity internally, as we continue to advocate for it externally. We look forward to working with Ali again.”
“Ali Michael is so finely attuned to the true work of schools. Her focus on the genuine questions, thinking and work of teachers is especially valuable and she is a natural, gifted teacher, coach and consultant to all constituencies of a school community. Her partnership with AFS was deeply productive and much appreciated by faculty and administrators in all four divisions of our school.”
Ali Michael is a powerful voice for racial justice. Racism impacts all of us in America -- black, white and brown. As educators, we cannot ignore our population’s increasing diversity; this diversity impacts classrooms and will impact the workplace. We must be honest and intentional as we address questions of race, equity and inclusion. Our country would be a better place if more Americans reflected on the important questions that Ali raises and grappleswith on a regular basis. I’m grateful for your partnership, your support and encouragement of accomplished teachers and your leadership on this critical issue of ourtime.
''At our first meeting, Ali immediately put us at ease. She did this by modeling her own vulnerability and uncertainty, assuring us that no one has the “right” answers about race, and encouraging us to simply continue talking together…We are grateful for and highly impressed with her professional support, her understanding of and responsiveness to our program’s goals and needs, and her encouragement in our collective endeavor."
