Latino Boom literary movement attendees
October 12, 2018
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Latino Boom Literary Leader Kicks Off Latin Heritage Month

Pedro Medina León, leader of the new Latino Boom literary movement, gave a talk to a standing-room-only crowd in the Blue Lounge on Thursday, Oct. 11, the first in a series of events throughout . . .

Poet Sonia Sanchez speaks at Worcester State University
February 17, 2017
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Poet Sonia Sanchez Urges Students to Search for Their Own Stories

For poet Sonia Sanchez, poetry is like music: it becomes something entirely different when translated to sound. “What I remember about reading the first time to an audience is that I was . . .

Sonia Nazario speaks at Worcester State University.
October 21, 2016
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Sonia Nazario: Many Children Make ‘Enrique’s Journey’ Alone to the U.S.

This year we are on track to see a record number of unaccompanied children—some as young as 3 years old—trying to enter the United States from Latin America, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning . . .

American Promise documentary artwork
April 30, 2015
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American Promise Sparks Discussion, Sheds Light

The road to the American dream and the path of equality can be difficult journeys to embark on, if you are African American.  This point was vividly made in the documentary film “American . . .

Beth Russell
May 5, 2008
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Exploring Cultural Influences in Early Childhood Emotional Development

Beth Russell (Psychology) has been studying parental behavior for years, most recently for her doctoral work in Human Development and Family Studies. She studied shaken baby syndrome, which she . . .

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