The Higher Education Research Institute has made its way to San Antonio, Texas for this year’s 2017 AERA Conference. Please find below a full schedule of all HERI-Affiliated researchers presentations.

Having Skin in the Game: Faculty Pedagogical Change for Producing STEM Graduates of Color
Deborah F. Carter, Claremont Graduate University; Rocio Mendoza, Claremont Graduate University; Juanita Razo Dueñas, Claremont Graduate University; Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA; Kevin Eagan, UCLA; Tanya Figueroa, UCLA; Ashlee Wilkins, UCLA
Thursday, April 27, 2017 | 4:05–5:35pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Level, Room 6C

STEM Education Transformation Through Native Hawaiian Fishing Practices
Kapua Chandler, UCLA
Friday, April 28, 2017 | 8:15–10:15am | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Fourth Floor, Texas Ballroom Salon B

Organizing for STEM Learning: Strategies to Increase and Diversify Institutional STEM Degree Productivity
Tanya Figueroa, UCLA;  Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA;  Tracy Teel, UCLA;  Krystle Cobian, UCLA;  Kevin Eagan, UCLA;  Deborah F. Carter, Claremont Graduate University
Friday, April 28, 2017 | 8:15–10:15am | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Ballroom Level, Hemisfair Ballroom 1

Funds of Knowledge, Community Cultural Wealth, and Forms of Capital: Strengths, Tensions, and Ethical Considerations
Chairs: Cecilia Rios Aguilar, UCLA; Adrian H. Huerta, UCLA; Rebecca Colina Neri, UCLA
Friday, April 28, 2017 |  4:05–6:05pm | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Second Floor, Lone Star Ballroom Salon C

Funds of Knowledge in Higher Education Symposium
Chairs: Judy Marquez Kiyama, University of Denver; Cecilia Rios Aguilar, UCLA
College and Career Aspiration: A Funds of Knowledge Approach to Reimagining Career and Technical Education
Rebecca Colina Neri, UCLA
Saturday, April 29^, 2017 | 10:35am–12:05pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Level, Room 6C

Part of the Solution and Part of the Problem: The College Campus Ecology of Whiteness
Nolan L. Cabrera, The University of Arizona;  Abigail Kiyoko Bates, UCLA;  Edwin Hernandez, UCLA
Saturday, April 29,^, 2017 | 2:45–4:15pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Ballroom Level, Hemisfair Ballroom 1

School Discipline Policies and the Undermining of College Aspirations for Latino Male Students 
Adrian H. Huerta, UCLA;  Shannon M. Calderone, Washington State University–Pullman;  Patricia M. McDonough, UCLA
Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 8:15–9:45am | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Level, Room 6D

Community College Students and Career Capital: The Alignment of College and Careers
Mark M. D’Amico, University of North Carolina–Charlotte;  Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche, University of Georgia;  Cecilia Rios Aguilar, UCLA; Spencer Salas, University of North Carolina–Charlotte
Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 12:25–1:55pm | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Second Floor, Mission B

How Can Educators Help Improve All (English) Learners’ Academic Success? Findings from Three Randomized Studies
Discussants: Cecilia Rios Aguilar, UCLA
Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 2:15–3:45pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Level, Room 7B

Advancing Inclusive Science and Systemic Change: The Convergence of National Aims and Institutional Goals
Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA; Damani Khary White-Lewis, UCLA
Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 2:15–3:45pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Ballroom Level, Hemisfair Ballroom 3

Student Perceptions of Institutional Agents: Analyzing the Impact of a Mentoring Program for At-Hope Youth
Edwin Hernandez, UCLA; Joey Nuñez Estrada Jr., San Diego State University;  Adrian H. Huerta, UCLA; Heidi van Mastrigt, San Diego State University
Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 4:05–5:35pm | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Meeting Room Level, Room 216 A

Black and Latino Males’ Aspirations and System Limitations Through a Human Capital Lens
Adrian H. Huerta, UCLA; Cecilia Rios Aguilar, UCLA; Tyrone C. Howard, UCLA
Monday, May 1, 2017 | 10:35am–12:05pm | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Second Floor, Lone Star Ballroom Salon B