CUNY, Boricuas, and Bilingual Education
Schedule
Thu Nov 20 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Silberman School of Social Work | New York, NY

About this Event
Did you know Bilingual Education in New York has direct ties to the struggle, leadership, and advocacy of the Puerto Rican community? From Sonia Nieto, Diana Caballero, Alice Cardona, Evelina Antonetty and more, the fight for equity and accessibility in bilingual education lives on today! Skip class 馃槈 and RSVP today to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Urban Education PhD Program at the CUNY Graduate Center! We will host a panel moderated by Ofelia Garcia with Sonia Nieto, Pedro Pedraza, Carmen Mercado, and Madeline DeJesus as they reflect on their contributions, collaborations, leadership and scholarship, and discuss the role that CUNY and CENTRO had on the development of bilingual education.
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Image Credit: Offices of the Government of Puerto Rico in the United States (OGPRUS) Records. Children at Intermediate School 201.Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.
Where is it happening?
Silberman School of Social Work, 2180 3rd Ave, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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