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“I Hate It Here”: How Minoritized Youth Perceive School and Social Belonging in Contested Racial Climates of Public Schools
Why do Black and Latinx students, and students of immigrant backgrounds report lesser feelings of acceptance and inclusion than their white peers? Dr. Sophia Rodriguez explores the experiences of youth of color and opportunities to create structural change in education policy.
Eclipsing ‘Reduce-Reuse-Recycle’: Having More Honest Conversations with Ourselves and Our Young People | Part 2
How do we have difficult conversations about the state of the Earth's climate with young children? In this blog post, Shana Viglieger directs adults to honor their children with the truth, and afford them opportunities to make critical, regenerative changes to the environment.
“We’re all, like, one community”: Latinx youths’ sense of belonging in community-based organizations
What is the importance of social support and trusting relationships amongst youth of color? How do community and youth-based organizations foster connection and solidarity with Latinx youth? Dr. Sophia Rodriguez explores the barriers that attribute to lack on belonging that newly arrived Latinx youth experience.
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Perspectives 2023
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Perspectives 2022
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Perspectives 2021
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Perspectives 2020
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Perspectives 2019
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Perspectives 2018
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Perspectives 2017
Blogs from 2017: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.
Perspectives 2016
Blogs from 2016: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.