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Follow the blog for emerging research on immigrant youth, education, and policy from the lab and scholars in the field. We aim to be an interdisciplinary space that links research and practice to support advocacy and equity for immigrant youth and families across social and educational systems.
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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Mar 1, 20235 min read
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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Feb 14, 20235 min read
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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Jan 30, 20235 min read
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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Dec 20, 20221 min read
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 15, 20222 min read
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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Nov 8, 20223 min read
Raising awareness about unaccompanied youths' unaddressed needs in anti-immigrant times
Katya Murillo and Sophia Rodriguez, PhD University of Maryland, College Park November 3, 2022 In this week's blog, UMD doctoral student...
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Nov 4, 20223 min read
Centering Latina immigrant mothers: Pandemic parenting & educational hopes
Introduction By: Sophia Rodriguez, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park Guest Blogger, Vanessa Delgado, PhD, Dept. of Sociology,...
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Oct 25, 20224 min read
DACA and its discontents
Reflections on DACA in the news By: Sophia Rodriguez and Staci Pippin-Kottkamp University of Maryland, College Park October 17, 2022 In...
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Oct 17, 20222 min read
We're live!
Greetings! I am excited to launch this website and to have it be a hub for resources. We will be updating this blog with our notes from...
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Sep 24, 20221 min read
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