Albertus Magnus College Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Panel Event
Noche de Tertulia: 60 Years Later
New Haven, Conn., October 8, 2024 – Noche de Tertulia celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act — as seen through the eyes of the Hispanic Community. Join us at Albertus Magnus College for a lively conversation with our expert panelists. Also enjoy music and entertainment by Movimiento Cultural as well as tasty cuisine. Please note you must RSVP by 10/8.
What: Noche de Tertulia, a Hispanic Heritage Month Panel Event.
- Moderated by Dr. Rosa Rivera-Hainaj, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
of Faculty.
Where: The award-winning Hubert Campus Center - Behan Community Room.
- 831 Winchester Ave., New Haven, CT.
When: Monday, October 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Meet the Panelists:
Dr. Madeline Negrón, Superintendent of New Haven Public Schools
Dr. Negron, a first-generation college graduate and now Superintendent, has spent her professional career as an educator in Connecticut urban environments, rich with cultural and linguistic diversity. Her personal experience as a multilingual learner in the state’s public educational system has resulted in her life’s passion for equity and excellence in schools.
Dr. Charles Venator Santiago, Associate Professor of Political Sciences and Director of El Institute of Latino/a, Caribbean and Latin American Studies at UCONN
Dr. Venator-Santiago wears many hats, including founding director of the Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Community Engagement and Public Policy. He studies US territorial law and policy, teaches US legal history, legal theory, Latino and Puerto Rican politics, and is currently building a historical profile of Puerto Ricans in Connecticut.
Mr. Wilfredo “Willie” Matos, Founder and President of the Young Lords in Bridgeport
Mr. Matos is best known for his vocal leadership in the early 1970’s, impacting the course of the civil rights movement in Bridgeport and Connecticut by advocating for the rights of poor families, tenants and workers, and later, for leading legal battles to diversify police, fire, and education departments.
Dr. Pierre Bourgeois, Thought Leader, Catholic teaching, and Social Justice
Dr. Bourgeois is a scholar and humanitarian, awarded the Senior Teaching Fellowship for exemplary teaching, and the Beacon Exemplar Award, conferred by Fordham University United Student Government for making a meaningful impact on students’ lives.
St. Rep. Geraldo Reyes, Deputy. Speaker Connecticut House of Representatives, representing
Waterbury
Rep. Reyes has represented the 75th Assembly District since 2016. He Chaired the Black Puerto Rican Caucus from 2021-2022 and currently serves on the Appropriations, Environment, and Transportation Committees as well as the Joint Committee on Legislative Management. He’s passionate about addressing environmental concerns and advocates for mental health issues, fairness for equity, and social justice in our state.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.