Join the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies for this installment of the Relevant Research Roundtable (R3), titled "Reimagining Access,  Representation, and Presence in Indigenous Schooling."

Presenters

• Dr. Anairis de la Cruz Benito
  Independent Indigenous scholar 
• Dr. Lama Jaber
  Florida State University 
• Dr. Ayesha Khurshid
  Florida State University 
• Dr. Melba Marin-Velasquez
  Florida State University 
• Jessica Qian
  Florida State University 
• Lucia Pérez Santiz
  Indigenous Maya elder and teacher, Chiapas, Mexico
• Delmer Tzib
  University of Belize 
• Katherine Yaun
  Florida State University 

Description

In this presentation, a team of researchers from Florida State University, the University of Belize, and a Maya elder from Chiapas, Mexico, shares insights from two community-engaged research projects that explore how formal educational spaces can offer, facilitate, and/or constrain a sense of belonging for Indigenous Maya students in Mexico and Belize. The findings show the need to go beyond  narrow notions of access and representation and highlight the transformative power of affect and presence in shaping these students’ sensemaking and belonging within educational settings.

Reception to follow. In-person attendance is strongly recommended.