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Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:19:31 -0500

A Narrative-Based Curriculum for Writing and Civic Engagement of Latinx Youth

Because of an opportunity gap, Latinx youth lag behind their White American peers in civic engagement and college attainment. To help close this gap, this project will create the content of a writing and civic engagement workshop for Latinx youth in Baltimore. The project team will be working with/for the Latino Racial Justice Circle (LRJC), a local nonprofit organization that promotes the social inclusion of immigrants. The content of the workshop will be entirely digital and will consist of oral histories by local Latinx community leaders, news stories about the local Latinx community, writing prompts, and discussion questions. Once completed, the LRJC will deliver the workshop regularly for Latinx students of local public high schools.

CoLab is a 4-week paid summer narrative-based research internship for undergraduate UMBC students. Participants will create an effective narrative about UMBC's campus, communities, and lives with an interdisciplinary team of students. Open to all majors, this is an excellent opportunity for students in STEM fields to learn to tell effective stories and for students in social science and humanities fields to gain research and technical skills.

See the attached flyer for more info