Knowing Silence: Why it’s so hard to talk about immigration and education in schools today
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Ariana Mangual Figueroa, PhD, City...
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Mar 298 min
More Than a Monolith: Asian Immigrant Students’ College Aspirations and Postsecondary Enrollment in the U.S.
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar, Sophia Rodriguez, and Gisell Ramirez, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger:...
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Feb 295 min
Latinx Youths’ Racial Meaning Making in a Post-Chocolate City
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar, Sophia Rodriguez, and Gisell Ramirez, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger:...
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Jan 106 min
Supporting Refugees Through School Impact Grants: Connecting a Global Issue to K-12 Missouri Schools
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Bloggers: Emily R. Crawford,...
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Dec 11, 20236 min
Unaccompanied migrant youth’s work and school lives: What we know and where we go
December 11, 2023 Guest Blogger: Â Stephanie L. Canizales, PhD, University of California at Merced Unaccompanied youth arriving in the...
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Nov 30, 20235 min
Everyday Acts of Resistance: Centering Mexican, Undocumented Immigrant Children & Youth
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Yesenia...
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Nov 8, 20231 min
Book Review for Anthropology & Education Quarterly: "Precarious Protections" and Unaccompanied youth
By: Sophia Rodriguez, PhD Greetings! We are excited to share a recent publication in Anthropology & Education Quarterly, led by...
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sophiarodriguez15
Oct 11, 20236 min
Raising awareness about Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Latinx students and families
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Gabriela Flores, PhD...
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Sep 18, 20235 min
High School Should Mean Something: College Access for Immigrant-Origin Youth
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Tifanee McCaskill,...
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sophiarodriguez15
Aug 31, 20234 min
How Policy May Undermine Schools Serving Newcomer Immigrant Youth
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Bloggers: Adriana...
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sophiarodriguez15
May 20, 20233 min
Power, Language, & Inequity for Multilingual Learners: Will Maryland's Blueprint reduce inequality?
By: Sophia Rodriguez, University of Maryland, College Park May 20, 2023 We are nearing the end of what has been a fun and productive...
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Apr 27, 20235 min
An Expanded Framework for Preparing Teachers to Educate Children of Immigrant Backgrounds
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Bloggers: Carolyn...
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Apr 6, 20236 min
Immigrant Mountaineer Movement Mini-Conference, Spring 2023
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Felicia Arriaga, PhD,...
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Mar 14, 20234 min
Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Anna Cortesio, EdD...
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Mar 1, 20235 min
Educating for empathy: Developing spaces of belonging for Latino newcomers in secondary schools
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Sandra N. Gutiérrez,...
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Feb 14, 20235 min
What Places Their Mental Health at Risk? The Struggles of Undocumented Students in Massachusetts
Introduction by: Lisa Lopez-Escobar and Sophia Rodriguez, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Bloggers: Olivia Schleyer, MSW...
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Jan 30, 20235 min
Immigrant Mothers as Education Policy Actors
Introduction by: Lisa Pamela Lopez-Escobar, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Sarah Bruhn, PhD, Harvard Graduate School...
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sophiarodriguez15
Dec 20, 20221 min
Reflections on Maryland SB 129 Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program
Sophia Rodriguez, PhD University of Maryland, College Park December 20, 2022 In this week's blog, UMD doctoral student in urban...
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Nov 15, 20222 min
Navigating DACA from DACA-scholars' perspectives
Introduction By: Sophia Rodriguez, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger: Alonso Reyna Rivarola, Salt Lake Community College...
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Nov 8, 20223 min
Midterm elections are here: Immigration policy and enforcement effects as voters head to the polls
Lisa Lopez-Escobar, PhD Student Sophia Rodriguez, PhD University of Maryland, College Park November 8, 2022 In this week's blog, UMD...
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