Books are Being Banned Across the Country. What’s Really at Stake?
A blog post by Laura M. Jiménez I do not enjoy pumpkin spice lattes. I know this seems off topic, but go with me here for a minute. I don’t… Read more
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BU Wheelock Partners with Dr. Shana E. Rochester for the Diverse Books Project 2.0
BU Wheelock is part of a new partnership that is exploring ways to increase early childhood educators’ access to high-quality children’s books. Shana E. Rochester, an affiliate with the Center… Read more
Dr. Laura Jiménez Honored for Literacy Advocacy
BU Wheelock’s Laura M. Jiménez, associate dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, was recently awarded the Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy Advocacy. The award, given by the Initiative for… Read more
In New Column, Dr. Laura Jiménez Advocates for Teacher Use of Social Justice-Oriented Literature
Dr. Laura Jiménez, BU Wheelock lecturer and department chair for language and literacy education, has published “Mirrors and Windows with Texts and Readers: Intersectional Social Justice at Work in the… Read more
BU Wheelock Announces Fall 2020 Faculty Award Winners
BU Wheelock is thrilled to announce five full-time faculty members who were honored at this year’s Faculty and Staff Retreat with the following awards: Dr. Amie Grills, Associate Dean of… Read more
Dr. Laura Jiménez Reviews Family Stories & Diverse Children’s Literature for NCTE’s Journal, Language Arts
Dr. Laura Jiménez, lecturer in BU Wheelock’s Literacy Education programs, is one of five contributors to the September issue of Language Arts’ Children’s Literature Reviews column. Along with reviews from… Read more
Community Welcomes Author Malinda Lo for Wheelock Reads
On April 17, BU Wheelock hosted its fourth annual Wheelock Reads event, centered on author Malinda Lo’s YA novel A Line in the Dark. Lo joined the BU Wheelock community on… Read more
Dr. Laura Jiménez Contributes to BU Wheelock’s Continuing Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
On March 4, 2019 Boston University’s Associate Provost of Diversity & Inclusion, Crystal Williams, welcomed Dr. Robin DiAngelo the author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to… Read more
Dr. Laura Jiménez to moderate BookExpo panel: We Need Diverse Books
According to Dr. Laura Jiménez, lecturer of Literacy at the School of Education, children’s and young adult (YA) literature can be considered a microcosm of the larger publishing industry in… Read more