  {"id":11882,"date":"2025-09-05T16:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//?page_id=11882"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T20:15:13","slug":"the-pedagogy-of-kindness-the-discussion-continues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetll/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//the-pedagogy-of-kindness-the-discussion-continues/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//","title":{"rendered":"The Pedagogy of Kindness: The Discussion Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//wp-content/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//uploads/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//sites/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//138/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//2025/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//09/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetll_300_notag_150ppi.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;cetll_300_notag_150ppi&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;56%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_image][/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_column][/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_row][/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-79px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;13px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-11px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px|7px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership is proud to present additional sessions in a discussion series for faculty: The Pedagogy of Kindness: The Discussion Continues.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>The Pedagogy of Kindness is a pedagogical approach focused on creating learning that is accessible and welcoming to all. This discussion series is geared towards exploring how the Pedagogy of Kindness can apply to teaching today. 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This workshop introduces some strategies and techniques for facilitating collaborative learning across a variety of contexts and disciplines. We/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019ll discuss some ways to create a classroom environment that welcomes the whole student, how to check and reinforce understanding through the development of crowdsourced materials, how to get the most out of practices like peer review, and ways to encourage holistic class participation. Participants will also have the opportunity to try a /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201ccrowdsourcing/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201d activity to share their ideas with one another.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p><strong>Guest Presenter: Lindsey Albracht, PhD. (ENGL)</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//strong><img decoding=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"async/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" data-src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//wp-content/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//uploads/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//sites/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//138/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//2025/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//09/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//IMG_1514-Lindsey-Albracht-222x300-1.jpeg/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" width=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"147/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" height=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"198/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" alt=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"Lindsey Albracht/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"wp-image-5283 alignleft size-full lazyload/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"data:image/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" style=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//198;/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//></cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<div class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"collapseomatic_content /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/">Lindsey Albracht works as a lecturer in the English Department and is a recent alumna of the CUNY Graduate Center English program. She specializes in writing studies, translingual writing, critical educational technology, and faculty development. Her research considers how to support faculty education for instructors of writing to move toward more anti-oppressive translingual pedagogical approaches. Dr. Albracht has previously taught writing at John Jay College and Duquesne University, and worked as a Digital Pedagogy Specialist at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Baruch College and a Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Fellow at Macaulay Honors College. Her neighbor/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019s needy cat may or may not make an appearance during this discussion.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//div>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>[/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Discussion 2: Building an Alternative Synchronous Classroom Environment &#8211; Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 12:15-1:30pm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Slack is a useful and versatile, albeit often overlooked, alternative platform and content management system for synchronous remote teaching. Students (and instructors!) often find the text-based live discussion Slack makes possible to be a welcome relief from Zoom fatigue. This portion of the discussion series will explore the advantages and disadvantages of the platform/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2013especially in terms of how Slack both differs from but also affords lessons for in-person teaching and the ways in which we conceive of *discourse* in the classroom.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p><strong><img decoding=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"async/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" data-src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//wp-content/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//uploads/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//sites/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//138/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//2025/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//09/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//CliffMakHeadshot-225x300-1.jpeg/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" width=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"149/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" height=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"199/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" alt=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"Cliff Mak/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"wp-image-6307 alignleft size-medium lazyload/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"data:image/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" style=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"--smush-placeholder-width: 149px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 149/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//199;/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//>Guest Pesenter: Cliff Mak, PhD. (ENGL)</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//strong></cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Cliff Mak is assistant professor of English at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ, CUNY, where he primarily teaches modernist literature. He is completing a book project on formalisms of instinct in modernist literature, and some of his essays have been published in ELH, Modernist Cultures, Modernism/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//Modernity, and ASAP/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//J</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>[/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Discussion 3: Vulnerability in the Classroom &#8211; Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | 12:15-1:30pm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>At the core of higher education are the educators themselves, specifically Adjuncts who make up the majority. Utilization of kindness practices not only translates to various aspects of our lives, but more importantly students. In this session we will explore why vulnerability in the classroom is important by creating transparency between students and instructors. Using research and her neuroscience flair (or love of neuroscience), Monda will review the importance of intrinsic motivation, empathy and creating a growth mindset in the classroom. She hopes to create a safe space for adjuncts to discuss and share their own experiences.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p><strong><img decoding=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"async/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" data-src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//wp-content/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//uploads/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//sites/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//138/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//2025/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//09/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//IlyssaMondaHeadshot-240x300-1.jpeg/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" width=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"148/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" height=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"185/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" alt=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"Ilyssa Monda/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"wp-image-6310 alignleft size-medium lazyload/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"data:image/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" style=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"--smush-placeholder-width: 148px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 148/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//185;/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//>Guest Presenter: Ilyssa Monda, M.A.B.N. (PSYCH)</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//strong></cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Ilyssa Monda is an adjunct lecturer in Psychology at CUNY ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ, Hofstra University, and CUNY Queensborough Community College. At QC, she teaches Psychopathology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology, and Neuroscience of Memory. She received her Master/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019s in Behavioral Neuroscience from QC, with research focusing on the usage of marijuana and neurocognitive functioning in adolescents with ADHD. Outside of her research, she has been a consistent advocate for adjunct lecturers, and received recognition for /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201cOutstanding Adjunct/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201d in 2018 at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>[/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Discussion 4: /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201cBreaking Out/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u201d of High Stakes Assignments &#8211; Monday, June 7, 2021 | 12:15-1:30pm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>At the core of all learning is practice, whether we/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019re practicing mindfulness, writing, music, or mathematical equations. But how often do we assess our students based on the process and practice of learning, rather than the product? How can we scaffold low-stakes assignments to engage students and empower them to succeed as we raise the stakes? In this discussion, we/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019ll explore diverse tools for creating low-stakes assignments, beginning with a model from a First Year Writing Class. We/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019ll address the ways in which encouraging autonomy in student collaboration develops their sense of accountability in terms of their own learning and as a community of learners. Join us and brainstorm low-stakes assignments for your own online, hybrid, or in-person courses.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p><strong><img decoding=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"async/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" data-src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"https:/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882///cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//cetlltest/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//wp-content/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//uploads/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//sites/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//138/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//2025/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//09/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//RachaelBenavidezHeadshot-252x300-1.png/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" width=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"148/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" height=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"176/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" alt=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"Rachael Benavidez/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"wp-image-6311 alignleft size-medium lazyload/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"data:image/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" style=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"--smush-placeholder-width: 148px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 148/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//176;/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//>Guest Presenter: Rachael Benavidez, M.A. (ENGL)</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//strong></cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Rachael Benavidez is an Adjunct Lecturer of English at CUNY ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ and at BMCC. She is also the Assistant to the Directors of First Year Writing (FYW) at QC and received her Master/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019s in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Africana Studies from the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research interests focus on cultivating student recognition of their emerging scholarship through scaffolded low-stakes writing assignments and on the discourse of visual rhetoric.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>[/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Discussion 5: Inclusivity, Engagement, and Neurodivergence &#8211; Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | 4:00-5:15pm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Through her experience as a Master/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019s student and Faculty member, Farrah Goff will detail how to work through learning during the pandemic. The leading philosophy behind her pedagogical style is seeking to understand how to create a virtual environment that best supports neurodivergent students, and students with disabilities. 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During her Master/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019s Degree Farrah was a Graduate Teaching Fellow which began her passion for pedagogy. During her time at Queens Farrah has worked to combine her interests in Disability Theory, Modes of Communication, and teaching. She has spoken about the intersection of Neurodivergence and the college classroom as a keynote speaker at the recent Graduate Student Conference at University of Arkansas. She was the recipient of the Nancy Comley Prize from the English department in 2020 and has participated in several workshops with the CTL.</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>[/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Discussion 6: Gamifying Multilingualism &#8211; Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | 12:15-1:30pm&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>With the shifting classroom dynamics of the last year, new modes of relaying information and engaging students have revolutionized the class environment. Dr. Sara Alvarez will discuss some of the ways she has been able to use games to cultivate students/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/u2019 multilingual literacies. 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Alvarez/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" class=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"wp-image-6527 alignleft size-medium lazyload/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" src=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"data:image/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" style=/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/"--smush-placeholder-width: 148px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 148/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//174;/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/" /cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//>Guest Presenter: Sara P. Alvarez, PhD. (ENGL)</cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//strong></cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882//p>/cetll/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/11882/n<p>Dr. Sara P Alvarez is an Assistant Professor of English at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ, CUNY. Her qualitative research focuses on the multilingual and academic writing practices of self-outed U.S. undocumented young adults. 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