Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series: Dr. Jennifer Nájera: "Here to Learn, Here to Stay!: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education"

Oct 5, 2026   4:00 - 5:30 pm  
Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025
Lecture
"Here to Learn, Here to Stay!: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education" This talk will take place on October 5th from 4 to 5:30 pm in the Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025 When our community is under attack, what do we do? Fight back. This talk examines the intersections of immigration, higher education, and activism through a case study of undocumented student activists in southern California. It looks at the uncommon places students build political knowledge and the multi-scalar ways activists advocate for migrant justice. These students offer a way for us to understand how political power circulates, how social movements evolve over time, and the power of collective action and community. Dr Jennifer R. Nájera is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Nájera's research interests lie at the intersections of race, immigration, and education. She is the author of The Borderlands of Race: Mexican Segregation in a South Texas Town (University of Texas Press, 2015) and Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024)
Sponsor
Department of Latina/Latino Studies
Speaker
Dr. Jennifer Nájera
E-Mail
lls-studies@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Please join the Department of Latina/Latino Studies for its annual Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series. Dr. Jennifer Nájera (University of California, Riverside) will discuss her book Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024). 

"Here to Learn, Here to Stay!: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education"

When our community is under attack, what do we do? Fight back. This talk examines the intersections of immigration, higher education, and activism through a case study of undocumented student activists in southern California. It looks at the uncommon places students build political knowledge and the multi-scalar ways activists advocate for  migrant justice. These students offer a way for us to understand how political power circulates, how social movements evolve over time, and the power of collective action and community. 


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