Upcoming Talks and Featured Media

For many immigrant students, school is their one safe place

Dr. Rodriguez shares insights on decades of research with / for immigrant youth in Chalkbeat

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What Works to Help Students of Color Feel Like They Belong at School

Dr. Rodriguez presents on Capital Hill for a research briefing covered in Education Week

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Teachers College Record: The Voice ft. Sophia Rodriguez

In this Voice episode, Sophia Rodriguez discusses her article, "“Immigration Knocks on the Door . . . We Are Stuck . . .”: A Multilevel Analysis of Undocumented Youth’s Experiences of Racism, System Failure, and Resistance in Policy and School Contexts." See the Publications page for the full article.

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News: Encuentros: A University-Community Partnership to Mitigate the Mental Health Crisis for Latino Immigrant Youth

Rodriguez's new project supports Latino youth mental health and well-being in schools. See pages 24-25 in the magazine.

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News: WT Grant Foundation - 2023 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

August 23, 2023

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Feature: Portland schools embracing multilingual education

July, 16, 2023

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Latino youth struggle with sense of belonging in school

April 27, 2023

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Feature in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Dreams Derailed

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Supporting Immigrant Students Workshop Series with Dr. Sophia Rodriguez

Session 1: January 19; 9:00am - 11:00am
Session 2: February 9; 9:00am - 11:00am

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Talk: "We're all in the same boat here..." Exploring First-Generation (Un)documented Latino/x Immigrant Youths experiences of belonging in school-community setting and reflections on ethical research

October 28, 2022; 10:00am - 11:00am

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Feature in the Washington Post: Challenges that young immigrants face with U.S. public schools

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Talk: Harvard Immigration Initiative talk: “We learn about who we are..": Community-based Organizations as spaces of belonging for newcomer unaccompanied immigrant youth and research dilemmas

October 5, 2022

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