James A. Banks

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James A. Banks
Born	1941 (1941) Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation	Educator
Title	Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus
Children	2; including Angela M. Banks, Patricia A. Banks
Academic background
Education	Chicago Teachers College (B.A.) Michigan State University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic work
Doctoral students	Nicole M. Joseph

James Albert Banks (born 1941^[1]) is an American educator and the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and founding director of the University of Washington's Center for Multicultural Education, which is now the Banks Center for Educational Justice. He focuses on the discipline of multicultural education.