Dear Faculty,

Please encourage your students to attend one of the Rivera’s … Y NO SE LO TRAGÓ LA TIERRA film events (see attached).  Rivera’s book and film highlight his struggles as a farmworker, but also his triumph of overcoming the barriers he faced in his life; the novel is considered “one of groundbreaking works of emerging Chicana/o literature…”.

We are highlighting Tomás Rivera’s work at our Courageous Conversation, today, this Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 5pm; UTSA Downtown Buena Vista Theatre.  Dr. Rivera believed that social mobility could be achieved through education, which I firmly believe reflects our work in the college.

We appreciate you also encouraging students to attend our event!

 see link http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/courageous_conversations_part_1_the_promise_of_utsa_a_commitment_to_serve_t/

Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Professional Preparation, Assessment, & Accreditation

Professor, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Principal Investigator & Founder, Academy for Teacher Excellence

University of Texas at San Antonio

College of Education and Human Development

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San Antonio, Texas 78249

210-458-5818 (Main Office)

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