The Stand for Justice with Dr. Nicole Norfles

Stroud: What about your work inspires you?

Norfles: What inspires me about my work is the justice side of it. When I was younger, I was part of student organizing. I was kind of a militant, but it was less nationalist politics and more economics. My work with the Council for Opportunity in Education inspires me because it has taken that to a national level in the day and time we live in. It’s the connection of how educational opportunity can provide the outlet for others to achieve whatever their dreams are; it’s this practice of social justice in education and justice for disadvantaged people, people that have been disenfranchised.

Stroud: Why is that important to you?

Norfles: It’s important because I’m less materialistic—I mean, everybody wants nice things—but I’m really much more focused on how we can all come up together. That’s been kind of my history.