i3r weekly meets Tuesdays at 11:30am-12:45pm Attending in person? Hornbake 4115
Joining online? Link distributed to affiliates via email or message us at i3r@umd.edu
1st Tuesday: Immigration research training or writing sprint (hybrid)
2nd Tuesday: Teach-In Book discussion (online)
3rd Tuesday: Research Spotlight (hybrid)
4th Tuesday: Working group break out sessions (online)
Calendar Details
MARCH 2025
APRIL 2025
MAY 2025
3/4/ 25 Contemplative writing sprint (hybrid) and labyrinthine walk (in-person at UMD Memorial Chapel)
3/11/25 2nd Tuesday: Data Cartels Teach-In (online)
3/18/25: Spring Break
3/25/25: Working group break out sessions (online)
Current Projects:
Asylum at 45: Report on the role of information in the U.S. asylum process
Hayti Oral History Project
DOCPar Project
4/8/ 25 Contemplative writing sprint kicked off with healing postcards facilitated by HCIM student, Meredith Kaunitz (hybrid)
4/15/25 2nd Tuesday: Data Cartels Teach-In (online)
4/22/25: Research Spotlight:
Marilyn Iriarte – Examining Ethnic-Racial Identity in U.S.-born Latino Adolescents: A New Perspective Through the Lenses of Funds of Identity and Participatory Design
Nitzan Koren – Designing Community-Informed Learning Experience with and for Immigrant Youth to Critically Examine Political Information
3/25/25: Working group break out sessions (online)
Current Projects:
Asylum at 45: Report on the role of information in the U.S. asylum process
Hayti Oral History Project
DOCPar Project
4/6/ 25 Data Cartels Teach-In featuring Sarah Lamdan (online)
TBD Spring Joint Summit and Retreat
Past Events
October 23rd, 2024: i3r Teach In: Affirming Haitian Immigrants’ Information Promise
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Charles Williams
Abstract: Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Rebecca Williams has served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and is currently a Cybersecurity and Data Analyst. Her scholarly interests center on Haiitans’ information seeking and financial literacy. Born to Haitian immigrants, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida, a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Doctorate of Professional Studies in Information from Syracuse University. Dr. Williams has received numerous military and academic awards, including the ‘Amy L. Everett Award’ for Ethics in Information Studies Research, the ‘Doctor of Professional Studies Award’ for Excellence in Research, and the 2024 STEM Hero and Luminary Award. Her talk focuses on her dissertation research entitled, “Sociocultural behaviors that affect how Haitian Americans seek financial information.”
Grad Student Meet-and-Greet Thank to those who attended our info sessions in May!
