Bill Ayers

Professor, Author

1944 –

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Who is Bill Ayers?

William Charles "Bill" Ayers is an American elementary education theorist and a former leader in the counterculture movement that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He is known for his 1960s radical activism as well as his current work in education reform, curriculum, and instruction. In 1969 he co-founded the Weather Underground, a self-described communist revolutionary group that conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s in response to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

He is a retired professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, formerly holding the titles of Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar. During the 2008 US presidential campaign, a controversy arose over his contacts with then-candidate Barack Obama. He is married to Bernardine Dohrn, who was also a leader in the Weather Underground.

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Born
Dec 26, 1944
Glen Ellyn
Also known as
  • William Charles Ayers
  • William Ayers
  • Billy Ayers
  • Bill
  • William Charles "Bill" Ayers
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Lake Forest Academy
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan
    American studies
    ( - 1968)
  • Columbia University
  • Bank Street College of Education
  • Teachers College, Columbia University
Employment
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
Lived in
  • Glen Ellyn
  • Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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