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Contact cunews@colorado.edu to request an interview.

U.S. Department of Education:

Kevin Welner, lawyer and research professor in the School of Education, is the director of the (NEPC) based at CU ����Vlog�ƽ��. He can offer legal analysis around the Trump Administration’s recent cuts to the Department of Education and potential impacts for communities around the country.

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Immigration & students:

, clinical professor of law and head of the Criminal and Immigration Defense Clinic at Colorado Law, can explain DACA rulings and the legal battles that often follow.

Kathy Escamilla, professor emerita in the School of Education, studies issues facing Spanish speaking students in the United States. She can speak about the Trump Administration’s immigration raids in Colorado and the impacts on students’ learning in K-12 schools.

, professor of constitutional law and immigration law at CU ����Vlog�ƽ��, studies the constitutional rights of noncitizens and has written multiple books on immigration policy. Gulasekaram can talk about previous DACA rulings, what they mean for DACA recipients and the overall state of immigration in the United States.

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Title IX & LGBTQ+ students:

Elizabeth Meyer, professor in the School of Education, is a co-author of a 2022 report titled “.” She can discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s policies, including through Title IX, on LGBTQ+ youth.

, associate professor of law, can comment about constitutional law, civil rights and privacy law, with an emphasis on LGBTQ+, HIV and transgender rights and legal issues. Note: Only available for recorded interviews.

Teacher activism:

Terrenda White, associate professor in the School of Education, studies market-based education reforms in urban communities. She can discuss teacher autonomy and activism in the context of growing protests among educators in the United States.

Trust in education:

Kathy Schultz, professor in the School of Education, is the author of the 2019 book Distrust and Educational Change. She can discuss growing distrust in the public school system among educators and parents, including in the context of recent teacher protests in the United States and cuts to the Department of Education.

Parental rights & school choice:

Terri Wilson, associate professor in the School of Education, is a philosopher of education who explores the moral and political complexity of education policy. She can discuss current debates around parental rights and school choice in the United States, and what constitutes a “public school” in this era.