Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Explained

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Order1:9th Chancellor of UMass Boston
Term Start1:1 August 2020
Predecessor1:J. Keith Motley
Katherine Newman (interim)
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley
Spouse:Carola Suárez-Orozco
Website:Official website

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, the ninth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston,[1] [2] is a scholar best known for his research on immigration, education and globalization. He is the first Latino to lead a campus in the Massachusetts public university system.[2] Prior to his return to the Commonwealth, Dr. Suárez-Orozco served as the inaugural UCLA Wasserman Dean at UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.

Pope Francis appointed Suárez-Orozco to the Executive Committee of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in January 2018.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Suárez-Orozco is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States at age 17. After studying in community college, he earned a BA in psychology (1980), and a master’s (1981) and PhD in anthropology (1986) from the University of California, Berkeley.[5]

Career

Suárez-Orozco served as a special adviser for education, peace, and justice to the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.[6] [3]

He served as UCLA's Wasserman Dean of Education & Information Studies for eight years and raised an estimated $120 million in support of the school.[7]

At Harvard he was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education and co-founder of the Harvard Immigration Project with his wife, Carola Suárez-Orozco.[8] At NYU he served as the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University.[9]

His research topics include psychological anthropology and cultural psychology, with a focus on globalization, education, mass migration and climate change.[10]

Chancellor at UMass Boston

Suárez-Orozco became chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston in August 2020, announcing initiatives to move the university toward "becoming a leading anti-racist and health promoting public research university."[11]

He created the position of special assistant to the chancellor for Black life.[11] [12] In July 2020, Suárez-Orozco and his wife, Carola, established the George Floyd Honorary Scholarship Fund.[13]

Honors

• Member of the Executive Committee, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, The Vatican (Appointed by Pope Francis, June 2019)[14]
• Member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, The Vatican (Appointed by Pope Francis, January 2018)[15]
• Great Immigrant/Great American, The Carnegie Corporation of New York (Elected July 4, 2018).”[16]
• Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Elected April 2014).[17]
• Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca (The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle), 2006[10]
• Member of the National Academy of Education (Elected April 2004)[18]

Books

Suárez-Orozco has co-authored and edited books published by Harvard University Press, Stanford University Press, University of California Press, Cambridge University Press, New York University Press, Columbia University Press and others.[5]

He is a co-author of the Planetary Climate Resilience protocol - the Pontifical Academies, signed by the Holy Father Pope Francis. His books include:

• Central American Refugees and U.S. High Schools: A Psychosocial Study of Motivation and Achievement, 1989[19]
• Transformations: Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents, 1996[20]
• Crossings: Mexican Immigration in Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 1998[21]
• Children of Immigration, 2001 (The Developing Child)[22]
• Cultures under Siege: Collective Violence and Trauma, 2001[23]
• Latinos: Remaking America, 2002[24]
• Globalization: Culture and Education in the Millennium, 2004[25]
• The New Immigration: An Interdisciplinary Reader, 2005[26]
• Learning in the Global Era: International Perspectives on Globalization and Education, 2007[27]
• Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society, 2008 (Winner of the Stone Award for Best Book on Education)[28]
• Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World: The Ross School Model and Education for the Global Era, 2010[29]
• Writing Immigration: Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue, 2011[30]
• Global Migration, Diversity, and Civic Education: Improving Policy and Practice, 2016 (Multicultural Education Series)[31]
• Humanitarianism and Mass Migration: Confronting the World Crisis, 2019[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco. University of Massachusetts Boston. 9 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Marcelo Suarez-Orozco named next UMass Boston chancellor. Boston Globe. 9 February 2021.
  3. Web site: UMass trustees pick Suárez-Orozco as Boston chancellor. Boston Business Journal. 9 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Dean appointed to the leadership committee of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. University of California, Los Angeles. 9 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Suárez-Orozco CV. University of Massachusetts Boston. 9 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 9 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Named Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Boston. UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. 19 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Suarez-Orozcos Focus on the Youngest Immigrants. 24 February 2000 . The Harvard Gazette. 19 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Suárez-Orozco Calls Immigration the Nation's "History and Destiny" on MSNBC Special. New York University. 3 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco. Carnegie Foundation. 9 February 2021.
  11. Web site: Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco appoints first special advisor for Black Life at UMass Boston. 12 November 2020 . University of Massachusetts. 9 February 2021.
  12. Web site: In an internal reckoning, UMass Boston taps administrator to oversee 'Black Life'. Boston Globe. 9 February 2021.
  13. Web site: New UMass Boston leader starts scholarship to honor George Floyd. Boston Globe. 9 February 2021.
  14. Web site: Dean appointed to the leadership committee of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. University of California, Los Angeles. 9 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Pope names canon lawyer to advisory body, UCLA professor for think tank. 29 October 2018 . Catholic News Service. 19 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Named a "Great Immigrant" by the Carnegie Corporation. UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. 9 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 9 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco. National Academy of Education. 9 March 2021.
  19. Web site: Central American refugees and U.S. high schools: A psychosocial study of motivation and achievement. Stanford University Press. 15 March 2021.
  20. Book: Transformations: Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents. 1995 . Stanford University Press. 9780804725507 . 14 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Crossings: Mexican Immigration in Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Harvard University Press. 14 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Children of Immigration (The Developing Child). Harvard University Press. 9 February 2021.
  23. Web site: Cultures under Siege: Collective Violence and Trauma. Cambridge University Press. 14 March 2021.
  24. Book: Latinos: Remaking America. December 2008 . University of California Press. 978-0-520-25827-3 . 9 February 2021.
  25. Book: Globalization: Culture and Education in the Millennium. 2004 . University of California Press. 10.1525/j.ctt1pnvk4 . 9780520241237 . 14 March 2021.
  26. Web site: The New Immigration: An Interdisciplinary Reader. Routledge. 14 March 2021.
  27. Book: Learning in a Global Era: International Perspectives on Globalization and Education. October 2007 . University of California Press. 978-0-520-25436-7 . 9 February 2021.
  28. Web site: Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society. Harvard University Press. 9 February 2021.
  29. Web site: Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World. New York University Press. 9 February 2021.
  30. Book: Writing Immigration: Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue. September 2011 . University of California Press. 978-0-520-26718-3 . 14 March 2021.
  31. Web site: Global Migration, Diversity, and Civic Education: Improving Policy and Practice. 12 October 2016 . National Academy of Education. 9 February 2021.
  32. Book: Humanitarianism and Mass Migration: Confronting the World Crisis. January 2019 . University of California Press. 978-0-520-29714-2 . 14 March 2021.

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