Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, assistant professor, Educational Psychology, will deliver a keynote address for the Politics of Inclusion Symposium at the University of Illinois Springfield as part of the University of Illinois System's Illinois Mexican & Mexican-American Students Initiative (I-MMÁS).
The symposium will take place on November 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Illinois Springfield Student Union Ballroom. It will feature other faculty from across the University of Illinois system and faculty from the University of Colima, Mexico.
Ruedas-Gracia's presentation is called The Power of Belonging: How Practices of Inclusion Affect Academic Performance and Psychological Development of Historically Minoritized Students.
I-MMÁS represents a culture of support, building pipelines for Mexican and Mexican American students, smoothing the path, and retaining as many talented students as possible. The mission of I-MMÁS is to enhance educational, cultural, scientific, technical, and social collaborations among the University of Illinois System, Mexican academic institutions, and students by building and sustaining a large-scale presence in education and research with participating institutions.
