The Border Studies Seminar for Educators will bring together educators – professors, teachers, students of education, education administrators, and religious educators – from all around the U.S. to participate in a BorderLinks travel seminar along the border. This seminar provides a platform for educators to see, experience, discuss and reflect on border issues with colleagues in the field of education. Join fellow education professionals in exploring the complexities of the U.S./Mexico border through a joint analysis of the following core themes: immigration policy and law, human rights and labor conditions, migration, global economics and the implications of NAFTA, international politics and U.S./ Mexico relations, drug and human smuggling, border militarization and security, community organizing, education and social services.

Expect to meet with individuals along the border including academics, human rights activists, labor organizers, government officials, community leaders, immigration specialists, public defenders, border artists and migrants. Potential visits include maquilas (foreign-owned assembly plants), migrant shelters, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, a micro-credit institution and local humanitarian aid organizations. In addition to structured visits, participants will have the opportunity to stay with host families in Nogales and engage with local community members along the border.

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To the Art Education Community:

Now that we’ve all worked hard, celebrated the achievements of our graduates, and brought the academic year to a close, it is time for me to go on vacation!

The office will be closed from June 16th to July 11th while I am on vacation.  I’ll be back on July 14th, just in time for the start of our summer MSAE session.

I hope you all have a restful summer, and I wish all the job-seeking graduates the best of luck. 

Deborah
Administrative Assistant

Photo by Hui-Ju Chang