It's been a year since most of us breathed a collective sigh of relief at the thought of the start of summer break. As a nation and as educators, we were both pandemic-weary and deeply engaged in critical conversations about racial equity and social justice. Here we are a year later, breathing a similar sigh ahead of another summer, but with perhaps more reason to be hopeful.

COVID appears to be on the decline overall in the US and many of us have the opportunity to cautiously experience a degree of normalcy and human interaction. We have also seen leaders and juries start to move equity and justice from conversation to action. We've got such a long way to go on all fronts but it's a good time to reflect on our collective progress as well.

Our guest editor this month leading into summer is Pullias Center faculty member Zoë B. Corwin, a research professor at the University of Southern California. She leads the Digital Equity in Education project at the Pullias Center and her groundbreaking study on skateboarding culture helped reframe society's assumptions about skateboarders. This issue includes special reflections from the team involved in an innovative follow-up study that focuses on skateboarding, wellness, and community. We also introduce new publications on the plight of former English-language learners in community colleges and the use of "safe spaces" in higher education. This issue also offers a look at special poster presentations from USC Rossier students.