National Teach-In on the Presidential Executive Order Banning Muslims, Immigrants, Refugees

National Teach-In on

the Presidential Executive Order

Banning Muslims, Immigrants, Refugees

Milbank Chapel

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4:00pm-6:00pm

First Hour (4-5 p.m.)

The first hour of this event will be a live broadcast of a teach-in organized by the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania.  The National Teach-In intends to assist educators and students in answering the following questions:

• What are the legal and historical contexts and issues raised by these immigration policies?

• How are students (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate), parents, and families being affected?

• What rights people have and what resources are available?

• What are some ways that college and university faculty, staff, and students can respond?

Second Hour (5-6 p.m.)

The second hour of this event will be a panel discussion involving TC faculty members:

Prof. Michelle Knight-Manuel: Professor of Education and Associate Dean

Prof. Mary Mendenhall: Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of International and Transcultural Education

Dr. Dinelia Rosa: Director, Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services, Department of Clinical and Consulting Psychology

Prof. Mariana Souto-Manning: Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Teaching

Prof. Kevin Dougherty: Professor of Higher Education and Education Policy, Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis

Co-Sponsored by the above Faculty & The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs 

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