Cynthia Bond is a writer, educator, and project-based independent arts producer. She received a BA magna cum laude in English and Rhetoric, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; an MFA in Poetry and JD, Cornell University; and a Leadership Certificate in Arts Management, University of Massachusetts. She teaches at UIC School of Law, with a focus on writing and law in society. Her poetry has appeared in The Best American Poetry, among other publications, and her scholarship centers on media and images of race in popular culture. Cynthia has produced and consulted on an array of projects, collaborating with visual artists, choreographers, and filmmakers. www.cynthiabond.net