CPRC invites the Columbia community to its next seminar, which will occur on Thursday, October 15, at 12:00pm.
Melissa J. Marschall, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rice University, will present work entitled, "Immigrant Parent Involvement in American Schools."
12:00-1:30pm
Room 1109, School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Avenue @ 122nd St.
Lunch will be served. RSVP to CPRC @columbia.edu. Reservations required by end of day, Tuesday, October 13.
Attendance via videoconference is also possible at the Mailman School of Public Health:Room 555 (take the elevator down to R5)
Allan Rosenfield Building
722 W. 168th St.
You are welcome to bring your own lunch to the Mailman location.
About Melissa J. Marschall:
Melissa Marschall is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rice University and in 2009-10, Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York. Marschall's research focuses on local politics, educational policy, participation, and issues of race and ethnicity. Her book, Choosing Schools: Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools (Princeton University Press - coauthored with Mark Schneider and Paul Teske) was recipient of the Policy Studies Association Aaron Wildavsky Award for the Best Policy Book in 2000-2001. She is currently writing two books, one examining immigrant parent involvement in schools, communities and politics and the other analyzing minority incorporation in local politics.