Pierre Wilbert Orelus is Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University. Orelus has received several awards, including the "Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity" (2013) award. Professor Orelus most recent books include "On Language, Democracy, and Social Justice: Noam Chomsky s Critical Intervention" (with Noam Chomsky, 2014) and "Affirming Language Diversity in Schools and Society: Beyond Linguistic Apartheid "(2014).