John Hagman

Ranked Adjunct Associate Professor

JHagman@Cornish.edu

John Hagman earned his BA from the University of Washington and his MA from the University of Chicago where he completed further graduate studies.  He taught history and philosophy at Coe College in Iowa for three years, and then earned a second MA in Education and Reading Instruction, from Seattle University. He spent the next two decades working in adult literacy, teaching at community-based organizations, community colleges, reservations, maximum and medium-security prisons, and the King County Jail. He also coached a middle school Math Olympics team for four years. In addition to teaching at Cornish, he has been the Education Coordinator at the I-WA-SIL Youth Program, a division of United Indians of All Tribes. He also serves on the board of the Kruckeberg Family Garden Foundation, and as a member of the American Federation of Teachers State Committee on Human Rights.  He remains active in the transitional housing movement, which develops viable living situations for inmates newly released from State prisons.  He is the author of many texts, learning materials, and articles on adult literacy. He is now developing a learning taxonomy for history for application to global citizen initiatives. He has twice received Cornish’s Excellence in Teaching Award.