2006 Annual Conference

Education and Politics

Friday, November 17, 2006, 9:00 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m.

Arizona Western College – Northern Arizona University in Yuma

DEADLINE: August 29, 2006 at 5:00 PM Extended to 09/19/2006

OPEN INVITATION, POLICY DISCUSSION: The annual 2006 AACHE conference will discuss the ramifications of government policies at the local, state and national levels regarding education, funding, immigration, border issues, politics and all matters affecting the continued presence of Latinas/os in higher education, including a Mexican perspective on these matters. Current local, state, and federal proposed legislation and policy such as the Dream Act will be discussed, as well as xenophobic attitudes toward immigrants and their effects on Chicanas/os in higher education.

TENTATIVE CONFERENCE TOPICS: Critical policy makers’ perspectives and the impact of immigration policy on the successful recruitment and retention of Latina/o students in institutions of higher education; consequences of Proposition 200; media representation of border issues; the Dream Act; funding for English Language Learners; the 2006 immigration marches, the role of coalitions, advocacy by faculty, staff, and students. You may also suggest your own related topic.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA: Author’s name, address, credentials, and a personal biographical synopsis of the author.

SEND YOUR TITLE AND A 250-WORD ABSTRACT TO: AACHE Annual Conference Committee: Chair Dr. Amalia V. Garzón Associate Professor of Spanish, Northern Arizona University – Yuma P. O. Box 6236, Yuma, Arizona 85366-6236. Phone #: 1(888) 628-9862 AND (928) 344-7739, Fax: (928) 317-6419 or e-mail at Amalia.Garzon@azwestern.edu

Disclaimer: The views, opinions, or topics presented, expressed or discussed in this document or the presentation of the same in this forum do not represent the position of Arizona Western College or Northern Arizona University – Yuma and are solely the views of the author.