Study investigates international student experience at MU
September 11, 2024 By Sophie Rentschler “Beyond the Borders of Belongingness: A Study of International Students at MU” was a qualitative research study conducted by Hannah Gates, a undergraduate student at MU, completed in partnership with Cambio Center Director, Dr. Lisa Dorner, as part of the Honors College research program. Gates pushed her research beyond…
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15, 2024 The Cambio Center and our partners are excited to share many events coming up to celebrate nuestra comunidad. Check back often for updates -- more coming soon from other campus partners! Friday, September 13, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm What? Heritage Month Kickoff with KC Latin Jazz Orchestra - The Voyage…
Conference Recap!
July 11, 2024 Felicidades to everyone who engaged with a wonderful Cambio de Colores 2024. Special thanks to the communications department in our unit at the University of Missouri for helping to capture the spirit and the learning at our conference this year with these photos below -- and this video: Video of conference A…
22nd Annual Cambio de Colores
June 12, 2024 - From June 5-7, the Cambio Center hosted our 22nd annual Cambio de Colores-Change of Colors conference. Highlights included four amazing keynotes, where expert speakers focused on (1) civil rights and political participation by Migrantes Unidos; (2) health (and education) by Monserrat Garibay; (3) community and economic development by Dr. Amalia Daché; and…
Latine Film Festival
August 22, 2023 - With support from many partners, the Cambio Center is excited to announce our first annual Latine Film Festival. During Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center is screening five films at various locations around campus and the community: 9/13, 5 pm, Los Lobos, Ragtag Cinema 9/21, 5 pm, The Return, Zoom 9/28, 4:30…
21st Cambio de Colores
August 1, 2023 - On June 7-10, the Cambio Center hosted our 21st annual Cambio de Colores-Change of Colors conference. Highlights included five amazing plenary addresses, where expert speakers focused on (1) civil rights and political participation; (2) health; (3) community and economic development; (4) education and youth development; and (5) change and integration. Please…
Serving Refugee Students
Cambio Fellow Publication - February 27, 2023 - Cambio Fellows, Drs. Emily Crawford-Rossi and Edwin Bonney, recently shared their wisdom about "Leveraging Community-based Organizations to Equitably Serve Refugee-background Students in the United States with Schools." Read more here on the REACH website -- Harvard University's blog on research, education, and action for refugees around the…
Equity in Bilingual Education
Cambio Fellow Publication - April 28, 2023 - A publication co-authored by Cambio Fellow, Lisa Dorner, has been featured by the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL). “Una Búsqueda de la Equidad y la Justicia: District Leaders Attempt to Expand Dual Language Bilingual Education for Equity” is among JCEL’s themed Special Collection titled, “Policy Implementation,…