Diversity & Democracy, Winter 2010

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Winter2010Vol.13No.1

The Borders of Opportunity: Immigration and Higher Education

At the crossroads of local and global pluralism, of democracy and demography, lie the intersecting paths of immigration and higher education. This issue of Diversity & Democracy examines the educational needs of the expanding immigrant population and the educational benefits of exploring immigration in the classroom.

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By Kathryn Peltier Campbell

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The Borders of Opportunity: Immigration and Higher Education

By Nancy "Rusty" Barceló, vice president and vice provost for equity and diversity, University of Minnesota

Teaching Students to Consider Immigration with Empathy

By Miguel Vasquez, President's Distinguished Teaching Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University

Extending Our Investments: Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students

By William Perez, assistant professor of education at Claremont Graduate University

Don't Leave Your Life at the Door: Ntxhais Hmoob of St. Kate's

By Sia Vang, program coordinator, and Sharon Doherty, associate professor of women's studies and director, both at the Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women, St. Catherine University (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Teaching Immigration through Personal Connections

By Margaret M. Chin, associate professor of sociology at Hunter College and Graduate Center, City University of New York

Perspectives

Seeing Immigration through a Subjective Lens

By Kanushree Jain, student, Macauley Honors College at Hunter College, City University of New York

International Migration and Brain Circulation

By Kenneth Okoth, director of the Council on International Educational Exchange Study Center at the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), founder of the Children of Kibera Foundation, and member of the board of trustees of St. Lawrence University

Campus Practice

Community Colleges as Critical Gateways for Immigrant Education

By Teresita Wisell, director of the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education and associate dean of the Gateway Center at Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York; and Linda Champanier, director of Institutional Advancement for the Westchester Community College Foundation

Building Bridges to Higher Education: The American Dream Academy

By Raul Yzaguirre, executive director of the Center for Community Development and Civil Rights, Arizona State University

Research Report

Challenges and Avenues to Success for Immigrant Students

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