A pop culture educator who spent more than 15 years teaching at The Ohio State University has begun a new scholarship fund for ODI-affiliated students.
Professor Frederick Aldama--a 2022 inductee into the ODI Hall of Fame--made a generous donation to kickstart the scholarship fund in his name. An educator known in the comic book world as Professor Latinx, Aldama was inspired to become a teacher by his mother, Charlotte, who defied state law by teaching migrant children in Spanish and English in a poor, rural school district in California during the 1970s.
Now a teacher at UT-Austin, Aldama's scholarship will give special consideration to students who have encountered "substantial educational or economic obstacles" and/or participated in volunteer and leadership development training programs.
During a 2022 interview, Aldama said he is driven to change the world through the power of education. "What keeps me motivated and inspired?" he asked. "I wake up to and even go to sleep and dream about the ways that I can transform the world that I live in."\
Give to the Frederick Luis Aldama Inclusive Excellence Scholarship Fund