Recently, IEL and the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) teamed up to host the inaugural Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award, featuring the Ford Foundation's Hilary Pennington and awardee Efram Ayalew.
From July 19-23, IEL and East Carolina University are co-hosting the inaugural Summer Leadership Learning Exchange, an intensive four-day leadership institute.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and their allies.
In conjuction with Duquesne University's UCEA Center for Educational Leadership and Social Justice, IEL just released a new guide, "Community Story-Mapping: The Pedagogy of the Griot."
Three IEL staff are featured at the American Educational Research Association 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill.