Past  Scholarly Talks  on Higher Education, Immigration and Latino Students 

·        College Board – Preparate: Educating Latinos for the Future of America, Chicago, May 2008

·        Latin Pulse, Link TV show on Immigration Policy, San Francisco, CA, March 2008

·        American Council on Education, San Diego, CA, February 2008

·        College Board National Forum, New York, NY, October 2007

·        Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Long Beach, CA, October 2007

·        National Assoc. for College and Admission Counseling (NACAC), Austin, Texas, September 2007

·        American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Costa Mesa, California, March 2007

·        University of Houston-Clear Lake, Community College counselors forum, Houston, Texas, March 2007

·        College Board Regional Forum, Albuquerque, NM, January 2007

·        Congreso Interamericano (ICA), Sevilla, Spain, July 23, 2006

·        National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), Montreal, Canada, May 2006

·        Mendocino College 17th Annual Latino Student Retreat, Mendocino, CA, May 6th, 2005

·        Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE), Austin, TX, January 2005-2006

·        Texas Association of Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA), October 2004 – October 2005

·        National Assoc. for College and Admission Counseling (NACAC), Milwaukee, WI, September 2004

·        Texas Higher Ed. Coordinating Board, Recruitment & Retention conference, Austin  TX, June 2004

·        National Migrant Education Conference, May 2004 – May 2005

·        Enlace (Engaging Latino Communities for Education), Albuquerque, NM, April 2004

·        Gear Up Texas State Conference, Austin, TX, February 2004

·        National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), Albuquerque, NM and San Jose, CA 2004; 2007

·        Conference on Hispanic Education in Houston, Mexican Institute, Houston, TX, May 2003

·        Texas Association for College Admission Counseling (TACAC), April 2003-05

·        Debater vs. FAIR at U.S. Capitol. American Youth Policy Forum. Washington, DC. March 2002.

·        Panelist at National Council of La Raza Convention. Miami, Fl. July 2002

·        Keynote speaker at Mayor’s Conference, Minneapolis Dept. of Civil Rights, November 2002

·        Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools Conference. Austin, TX. June 2001—2004.

·        Houston Community College Faculty Conference. Houston, TX. February 2002.

·        Ctr. for Mexican American Studies Conference. Arlington, TX. February 2002; May 2002; May 2004.

·        Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Austin, TX. November 2001— 2002

·        Texas Annual Migrant Education Conference. November 2001—2004. 

·        Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE) conference. October 2000—2003.

·        Panelist at Latin American Studies Association congress in Miami, Fl. March 2000.

·        Panel co-chair Higher Education for Immigrant Students Houston Hispanic Forum, February 2000-2008.

·        University presentations (e.g. Houston Community College, Prairie View A&M University, Sam Houston State University, Lamar Institute of Technology, Stephen F. Austin State Univ., University of Texas)

·        Presentations to Texas’ school districts and Education Service Centers in Austin, Dallas, Harlingen, Houston, Midland, New Braunfels, McAllen, Mount Pleasant, Pasadena, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls.

·        Community presentations to Communities in Schools, Catholic Charities, Mexican Consulates in Texas.