Dr. Abraham Magendzo is one of Latin America’s leading scholars in human rights education. He earned his Licentiate in Education from the University of Chile, a master’s degree in Education and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a doctorate in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Throughout his distinguished career, he has served as Director of the Interdisciplinary Program for Educational Research (PIIE), a member of Chile’s Center for Training, Experimental and Pedagogical Research, a professor and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and a member of the Curriculum and Evaluation Unit in Chile’s Ministry of Education.
OUR MISSION The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States.
Through the stories of those caught in the system, Das traces the ugly history of immigration policy to explain how the U.S. constructed the idea of the “criminal alien,” effectively dividing immigrants into the categories “good” and “bad,” “deserving” and “undeserving.” As Das argues, we need to confront the cruelty of the machine so that we can build an inclusive immigration policy premised on human dignity and break the cycle once and for all.
In their report, Testing Democracy: How Large-Scale Assessment Systems Can Support Civic Learning, researchers Laura S. Hamilton and W. Christopher Grant contend that states, districts, and schools can creatively assess civic learning to ensure universal access, quality, and students’ civic preparedness.
Join legal scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. to explore how constitutional norms, civic habits, and unwritten rules shape political behavior, institutional legitimacy, and the resilience of democracy, from respecting judicial decisions to certifying elections and honoring long-standing practices.
Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 6:45 p.m. ET
