Events
A Forum on Immigration and Education Policy Today
October 7, 2025
11:30 a.m.-1:00 pm
The Fall 2025 Forum from the Forum on the Future of Public Education will highlight immigration and education policy in the U.S., as well as how the changing federal landscape has shaped K-12 higher education policy in Illinois.
University of Illinois Foundation | Philanthropy Center
303 St. Mary's Road, Champaign
Parking available in the SE lot of State Farm Center via the Fourth Street entrance.
Keynote Speaker
Sophia Rodriguez, New York University, Sociologist of Education
University Speakers
Gioconda Guerra Pérez, Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Designee
Gabriel Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor, Latina/Latino Studies & Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Mirelsie Velázquez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor, Latina/Latino Studies & Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
RSVP by September 26! |
Speaker Information:
David M. Rosch, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Formal programs designed to develop the leadership capacity of university students are almost ubiquitous on contemporary college campuses. Yet surprisingly, little rigorous research has been conducted on the shape and patterns of such student leadership development, and what research has been done shows only an ambiguous relationship between program participation and leadership growth.
Dr. Rosch coordinates the “Illinois Leader Lab” and has been engaged with these questions during his time as a faculty member at Illinois. This session will review some of the foundational findings conducted in Dr. Rosch’s lab, and focus on some of the current research questions engaging his work – including a study of the complex relationships between leadership skill, leader self-efficacy, motivation to lead, and social identity, and how easily measurement issues can significantly affect research findings when quantitatively measuring the effects of leadership programs on students.
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Delaney
217-333-7828
delaneyj@illinois.edu
Sponsor:
Higher Education Collaborative and the Forum on the Future of Public Higher Education