Latin American Studies Calendar

The “New Neighbors” Center: working for the success of English learners. 

Presenter: Dr. Magdalena Herdoíza-Estévez, Professor of Education and International Studies, Indiana University Southeast, Director of the New Neighbors Center, a model of best practices in the United States.

This presentation will describe the collaboration of a higher education institution, three school districts, and eight southern Indiana schools, in working for the success of English learners. The New Neighbors has successfully implemented a network and capacity building model, which experiences will be shared.

Sponsored by:  Department of Modern Languages, School of Education, Honors College, International Programs and Potter College
Contact:  Dr. Sonia Lenk @ Sonia.lenk@wku.edu or 270-745-5906

Challenges faced by Latino immigrants as they cross barriers to transition into a new educational culture.  

Presenter: Dr. Gioconda Guerra, Socio-cultural Specialist, Indiana University Southeast, New Neighbors project.

This presentation will explore how the perspectives of Latino immigrant students on discriminatory practices are reconfigured as they cross barriers to transition into a new educational culture (college). Based on a sociological field research, the presenter will facilitate a better understanding of this phenomenon.

Sponsored by:  Department of Modern Languages, School of Education, Honors College, International Programs and Potter College
Contact:  Dr. Sonia Lenk @ Sonia.lenk@wku.edu or 270-745-5906