Dr. Patriann Smith, an associate professor, at the University of South Florida (https://www.usf.edu/education/faculty/faculty-profiles/patriann-smith.aspx) will lead two different talks at the University of Miami next week. On Monday, November 13, from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm, Dr. Smith will lead a discussion entitled Bridging the Chasm in Languaging and Literacies: The Flourishing Imperative in which she’ll discuss immigrate children’s literacies and what she calls “linguistic innocence”. 

Please use this link to register: https://sites.education.miami.edu/cewrc/2023/09/05/2023-2024-speaker-series-02/ 

On Tuesday, she’ll lead a smaller more innate lunch conversation for just 25 folks. During that talk she’ll speak a bit more about her research regarding Affirming Black students’ lives and literacies. 

Please use this link to register:  https://umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Na5lKOTKIGwg3I