School of Transborder Studies Fact Sheet

School of Transborder Studies

Fact sheet

Social Sciences

Borders: past, present and future

The School of Transborder Studies addresses important and complex topics that focus on the U.S.-Mexico transborder region, as well as the Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x populations across the U.S.

Alumni continue to pursue innovation

From award-winning leaders to social and behavioral researchers, alumni continue to pursue innovation and further their community impact.

Awarded the 73rd Woman of the Year

Reyna Montoya, the founder and CEO of Aliento, a non-profit dedicated to serving undocumented, DACA and mixed immigration status families was awarded the 73rd Woman of the Year by Valley Leadership.

Developing

cuttingedge interdisciplinary knowledge

The School of Transborder Studies promotes academic excellence and social change by developing cuttingedge interdisciplinary knowledge regarding the populations of the U.S.Mexico transborder space and beyond.

Empowering students

to understand transborder processes and their implications for border communities.

Leaders in transborder

studies nationally and internationally.

Educating the next

Nationally recognized Conducting research generation through the Migratory Student Summer Academy (MSSA).

for Latino student success, ASU College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).

and transformative creative work in transborder contexts, including the fi rst book-length study on language diversity in professional sports.

Silvia focuses on the underrepresented voices of children and families.

Rodriguez Vega is an assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her work focuses on showcasing children’s experiences with deportation through art.

72%

80% 100% Female

81%

First-generation students

Pell Grant eligible students

Underrepresented minority students

Simonne is making an impact on the local community

Simonne Campos collaborated with faculty on interdisciplinary projects related to homelessness and immigration integration. She recently joined Advance Community as a Community Health Educator.

Become an expert in borderlands territory

The School of Transborder Studies values students for their individual strengths and diversity and convenes faculty and sta committed to academic excellence and innovation. While our faculty’s research and academic training represent a broad spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities, we encourage interdisciplinary research and teaching.

The Simon Burrow Transborder Map Collection showcases maps throughout history and how borders have changed over time.

Through the Migratory Student Summer Academy (MSSA) and the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) we aim to promote success in higher education and beyond.

MSSA is an Arizona Department of Education funded enrichment program for the high school-aged children of Arizona’s migrant seasonal farmworkers (MSFW), focusing on leadership and instruction of core subjects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The activities of the academy include leadership workshops, hands-on classroom instruction and socio-cultural enrichment in a camp setting.

CAMP identifies, recruits and enrolls students from a migrant and seasonal farmworker background to attend ASU. We provide these students with academic, social and financial support to enable the completion of their first year of college, and establish a strong foundation for continued success at ASU.

Learn more about the School of Transborder Studies and its programs at

Philanthropy fuels possibilities

When you give to the School of Transborder Studies, you become a partner in the academic success of our students, the research discoveries of our faculty and the continued e ort to make the world better. From scholarship support to funding for a specific research cause, your generosity impacts our community profoundly.

Binational problems require binational solutions, hence the importance of conducting research in border regions through an interdisciplinary lens. Understanding the political and cultural diversity of the Latino/a/x and Chicano/a/x experiences in communities throughout the United States is of paramount importance to enhancing our democracy.”

– lrasema Coronado Director and Professor School of Transborder Studies