See what's happening at COEHD! View this email in your browser<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Tuesday | June 15, 2021 [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/18a71e41-3bc8-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... African American Studies Teacher’s Academy Returns for Second Year [African American Studies Teacher's Academy] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... The African American Studies Teacher’s Academy returns virtually for its second year on July 7 and 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Academy is open to teachers, students, school administrators, and community members. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... Alumn Spotlight: Hind Al-Karimi [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/ecfb44fe-d53e-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... As an alum, Hind Al-Karimi is proud to share her knowledge and experience from UTSA with teachers in Saudi Arabia. As the author of a children’s book, she’s excited to share her home with children all over the world. Read about Al-Karimi’s work as an educator, author, and proud UTSA alum. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... First clinical mental health counseling students complete internship at South Texas Veterans’ Health Care System [Clinical Mental Health Students Andrea Ramos and Gabriela Losoya] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Growing up as children of veterans, Andrea Ramos and Gabriela Losoya were both drawn to working with veterans. Now they are the first clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) students from UTSA to complete their internship at the South Texas Veterans’ Health Care System. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA partners with SAISD to establish Dual Language Community Lab Schools [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/_compresseds/15f6642d...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... The UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) and San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) are partnering to lead three Dual Language Community Lab Schools. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD in the News How ‘Grow-Your-Own’ Programs Are Helping Recruit Teachers of Color ________________________________ Associate Dean Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D. lends her voice to Education Week's article discussing how recruiting community members to become teachers is both a practical and effective long-term solution to increasing educator diversity. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... Fronteras: Study Finds Some Young Mexican Americans Borrow Linguistic Traits To Create, Reinforce Social Media Identities ________________________________ Associate Professor Dr. Sidury Christiansen examined 1,300 Facebook posts, conducted interviews, and then analyzed the discourse used by this bilingual community online. Her research<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%... discovered certain vernacular language traits typically attributed to African American speakers were widely adopted by Mexican American youth as a way to construct a “non-white” identity. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... University celebrating National LGBTQIA+ Pride Month ________________________________ June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and UTSA is hosting a series of events inviting members of the Roadrunner community to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD Events [PREP IS LOOKING FOR STEM GUEST SPEAKERS] <mailto:prep@utsa.edu> CONTACT PREP<mailto:prep@utsa.edu> [San Antonio Country with Filmmaker Noi Mahoney] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... REGISTER HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [Mexican American Studies Teacher's Academy] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... REGISTER HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [African American Studies Teacher's Academy] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... REGISTER HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [Summer Bridging Institute July 13-15, 2021 flyer] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... 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