Last week, our program faculty and students attended the 2023 CIES Western Regional Conference. The conference theme was “Education, Migration & Human Rights: Intersecting the Local and Global”, held at Monterrey, California, between October 27-29. This CIES regional conference gathered more than 150 scholars and practitioners, part of a long tradition of regional and thematic events organized by the society.
Over three days, our ICE members, Faculty and students presented their work, organized workshops and engaged in enriching discussions with colleagues from all over the world. Professor S. Garnett Russell and Ph.D. candidate Paula Mantilla-Blanco showcased their work on “Venezuelan migrants amidst conflict and peace in Colombia”. This presentation is part of a large project on transitional justice in Colombia, headed by Professor Russell. You can find out more about it here.
The International and Comparative Education family at CIES Western Regional Conference
Then, Professor Mary Mendenhall was part of two panels. First, together with ICE program alumn Monisha Bajaj (University of San Francisco), former ICE professor Lesley Barlett (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Gabriela Martínez (University of San Francisco), they organized the panel titled: “Humanizing education for immigrant and refugee youth in the U.S.” The second panel, Professor Mendenhall also presented her work with two recent ICE graduates, Danielle Falk (Independent Consultant) and Daniel Shephard (Indiana University Arianna Pacifico), and Jihae Cha (George Washington University): “The promises and pitfalls of national inclusion: Critical reflections on policies and practices for teachers and learners across diverse contexts”.
Photo: Professor Mary Mendenhall with TC alumn Danielle Falk, Daniel Shephard and Arianna Pacifico, joined by Jihae Cha (George Washington University)
Daniela Romero Amaya, program lecturer, with Ph.D. student Victoria Jones and MA student Tatiana Cordero, led the workshop: “Workshop: Quality education for newcomer immigrant and refugee students: Shared experiences and reflections from educators and researchers in the United States and beyond”
Third-year doctoral students Whitney Hough, and Samaya Mansour presented their work titled: “Unlocking lost potential: Secondary education in forced displacement”. Our second-year doctoral student, Sara M. Pan Algarra, presented her study titled: “Climate change-induced displacement and girls’ access to education in Honduras”.
Photo: Sara M. Pan Algarra at CIES 2023 Western Regional Conference