Horace R. Hall, PhD teaches courses related to human development, historical issues in education and sociocultural dimensions of schooling. He is the author of such books as Mentoring Young Men of Color (2006), Understanding Teenage Girls (2011) and Black Captivity (forthcoming). In addition to his work at DePaul University, Dr. Hall is co-founder and co-director of the R.E.A.L Youth Program. Since 2000, R.E.A.L. has worked closely with youth and their families in challenging political and economic inequities prevalent within Black and Latino/a Chicagoland communities.
Courses Taught
ISP 200 Multiculturalism in Education
SCU 207 Social and Historical Issues in Education
SCU 336 Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development
SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
SCG 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education
SCG 403 Human Development and Learning
SCG 406 Human Development and Learning
SCG 408 Education and Society
SCG 439 Philosophy and Psychology of Middle School Level Education
CS 591 Curriculum Theorizing
CS 704 History of Curriculum
CS 754 Curriculum Theorizing
CS 794 Special Topics: The Education of Students of Color
CS 794 Special Topics: The Curriculum of School Security
Research Interests
Racialized Geography; Institutional Exclusion; Youth Activism and Agency; Critical Emancipatory Educational Methods