Who we are
Dr. Mahsa Bakhshaei is a Postdoctoral Fellow with joint affiliation between UCLA and McGill University (Canada). Her research stands at the intersection of immigration studies and multicultural education with a strong interdisciplinary and international scope. It deeply explores questions such as: Who are different racial and religious immigrant groups and what are their particular characteristics and experiences? How do they integrate in the dominant society? How do their children engage in family, school, and community? How do systemic policies and programs affect their experiences? How do ethnicity, class, and gender impact the socio-educational experiences of specific groups of these children? And how can we leverage our resources to prepare and support these children to be members of an inclusive society?
Dr. Ratna Ghosh is James McGill Professor and William C. Macdonald Professor of Education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She was Dean of Education from July 1998 to December 2003. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.) in 2000, Officer of the Order of Quebec (O.Q.) in 2005, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (F.R.S.C.) in 1999. She is also a Full Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. Her publications in books, journals and encyclopedias, her prestigious grants and teaching reflect her varied research interests, which include education and technology. She has done research in Canada, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Professor Ghosh was featured in the Canadian Edition of Time Magazine, October 13, 2003 issue as one of "Canada's Best in Education".
Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, Director of the UCLA
Paulo Freire Institute and Distinguished Professor of Education, is a political
sociologist of education. He is also the Founding Director of the Paulo Freire Institute
in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Prof. Torres is currently the President of World
Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) and the inaugural holder of
the UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship. He has
authored/edited more than 60 books, and more than 200 journal articles, book
chapters and encyclopedias entries in several languages. He has been listed in
2013 among the "top 20 education professors in California". Prof.
Torres has been a Visiting Professor in universities in North America, Latin
America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has lectured throughout Latin America and
the United States, and in universities in England, Japan, Italy, Spain,
Tanzania, Finland, Mozambique, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica,
Portugal, Taiwan, Korea, Sweden and South Africa.
Dr. Mahsa Bakhshaei is a Postdoctoral Fellow with joint affiliation between UCLA and McGill University (Canada). Her research stands at the intersection of immigration studies and multicultural education with a strong interdisciplinary and international scope. It deeply explores questions such as: Who are different racial and religious immigrant groups and what are their particular characteristics and experiences? How do they integrate in the dominant society? How do their children engage in family, school, and community? How do systemic policies and programs affect their experiences? How do ethnicity, class, and gender impact the socio-educational experiences of specific groups of these children? And how can we leverage our resources to prepare and support these children to be members of an inclusive society?
Dr. Ratna Ghosh is James McGill Professor and William C. Macdonald Professor of Education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She was Dean of Education from July 1998 to December 2003. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.) in 2000, Officer of the Order of Quebec (O.Q.) in 2005, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (F.R.S.C.) in 1999. She is also a Full Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. Her publications in books, journals and encyclopedias, her prestigious grants and teaching reflect her varied research interests, which include education and technology. She has done research in Canada, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Professor Ghosh was featured in the Canadian Edition of Time Magazine, October 13, 2003 issue as one of "Canada's Best in Education".
Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, Director of the UCLA
Paulo Freire Institute and Distinguished Professor of Education, is a political
sociologist of education. He is also the Founding Director of the Paulo Freire Institute
in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Prof. Torres is currently the President of World
Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) and the inaugural holder of
the UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship. He has
authored/edited more than 60 books, and more than 200 journal articles, book
chapters and encyclopedias entries in several languages. He has been listed in
2013 among the "top 20 education professors in California". Prof.
Torres has been a Visiting Professor in universities in North America, Latin
America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has lectured throughout Latin America and
the United States, and in universities in England, Japan, Italy, Spain,
Tanzania, Finland, Mozambique, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica,
Portugal, Taiwan, Korea, Sweden and South Africa.