Dr. Jennifer J. Robinson is Professor and Executive Director of the Center of Pedagogy at Montclair State University, the institutional unit that coordinates initial teacher preparation and the simultaneous renewal of teacher education and the schools. She has been Principal Investigator/Director of more than $14 million in externally funded grants to prepare and renew beginning and experienced educators for school districts across New Jersey.  A career educator, Robinson began as a special educator in Chicago Public Schools and went on to become Assistant Director of Childhood Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.  She serves on several state and national teacher education committees, has made numerous professional presentations, and has written about BIPOC teacher recruitment/retention and forming and sustaining school/university partnerships.