Michael W. Apple is the John Bascom Professor of Curriculum & Instruction & Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1970-2018). He is the author and editor of over 50 books and the advisor of 119 doctoral students. His influence on global critical pedagogy and inclusive curriculum studies (in particular, a critique of “official knowledge” and the “hidden curriculum”) is far-reaching in educational theory and practice. Apple questions what counts as legitimate knowledge: what and whose knowledge is of most worth, and how is knowledge distributed? He reveals the dominance and subordination model in traditional schooling and the ways schools control meaning, and students. Apple argues for a critical consciousness formed from the histories and experiences of the students that is transforming and empowering. He is now in “light retirement” and continues to teach, mentor, and challenge.