Updates

Image of the Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra musicians

Aug. 29, 2024

Hispanic / Latine 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. Friday, September 13, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm What? Heritage Month Kickoff with KC Latin Jazz Orchestra – The Voyage of the Drum: Brazil Where? The Shack, MU Student Center Who? Open to the public. Co-sponsored by The Bridge, College of Education and Human Development, MU International Programs, and MU Health Resource Group – Bienvenidos! Monday, September 16, 2024, 6:15 pm What? Extra…

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July 11, 2024

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 warm welcome from Cambio Coordinator, Laura Gutiérrez Pérez Excited to hear from Mayor Q Welcoming plenary from U.S. Department of Education, Monserrat Garibay We had lovely, thoughtful participation from todos The Cambio leadership team was excited to be together at this…

Graphic for Cambio de Colores. Text reads

June 12, 2024

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 (4) education and youth development by Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney. We were also super excited to welcome special guests, Mayor Q (read here) and the KC Latin Jazz Orchestra,…

Latine Film Festival film locations, dates, and times

Aug. 22, 2023

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 pm, Exile: A Family Film, Townsend Hall Reflector 10/5, 5 pm, Return to Cuba, MU Student Center Leadership Auditorium 10/12, 5 pm, Nobody’s Watching, Townsend Hall Reflector Our partners include: (1) Pragda; (2) MU…

Conference participants engage in a small group activity.

Aug. 1, 2023

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 read more here or on our University President’s blog, and then visit our photo gallery!…

Teacher working with two children in a garden

April 29, 2023

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 world.

Teacher with students

April 28, 2023

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, Ethics, & Leadership,” and publicly available for free on this JCEL Special Collection page. Or click here for a direct link to the PDF.This collection of cases is targeted for use in…