Education

UH-D’s Bill Flores Calls for Stand-alone DREAM Act

July 21, 2010
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The President of my alma-mater, William Flores called for a standalone DREAM act today. Follow the jump for an excerpt of the article published by the Texas Tribune.

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Writers Who Make a Difference

June 19, 2010

It took one professor to make the difference during the semester of English Composition II. For the first time in many years, I sat in a classroom where a Latino prodded our premature brains for answers. I had taken a ten-year break from school, was somewhat intimidated by the few eighteen-year olds in the classroom, and I was happy to have a role model whom I could identify with in front of me.

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Survival of the Dreamers y los frijoles refritos

June 8, 2010

En este lado estamos más revueltos que esos frijoles con huevos y un poquito de arroz, pero nos mantenemos separados en la conciencia. If we closely analyze the situation, we will see that, no matter what color or creed, we are all peleando por ser entendidos. Meanwhile, those who have power over us laugh because we do as they say.

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UH-D Name Change: A Question of Class and Race

May 16, 2010

I have a serious problem with the way UH-D is being represented in the media, and none of the people being interviewed in these articles seem to have the wherewithal to correct the reporters when they make asinine assumptions. Just because UH-D is an open enrollment university, does not mean that it is second rate anything. Students, faculty, and staff are doing amazing things with the scraps that UH gives us.

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Arizona Faculty Senate Calls for the Repeal of SB1070

May 6, 2010

The University of Arizona Faculty Senate passed the following resolutions denouncing SB1070 and calling for its repeal citing the harm it will do to their reputation as a welcoming academic environment for students, faculty, and staff. The resolution also acknowledges the potential for racial profiling and the harm that will do to the state’s and [...]

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UPDATE: Final Projects and the End of the Semester

May 2, 2010
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Less than two weeks to go and I’m a little more than half-way done. I’ve crossed out the assignments that have been completed and turned in. The others are in the works. I haven’t created a post in a few weeks because I have been very busy with more pressing concerns such as the many [...]

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President of the Univ of Arizona Reveals Embarrasment

April 30, 2010

I received an email from the Association of Borderland Studies yesterday that was a forward of an email sent by the President of the University of Arizona, Robert Shelton, addressed to the “Campus Community.” In this email he briefly mentions that some students and parents are choosing to withdraw themselves from the University because of [...]

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Teach-In Scheduled For Mon, May 3

April 29, 2010
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A coalition of students and faculty at the University of Houston- Downtown will be conducting a Teach-In on Monday, May 3, 2010 from 2:30 to 3:30. The location is not been announced, but we are currently gathering research and people interested in participating in a discussion about the draconian SB1070 that just passed in Arizona. [...]

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