MIC – September Newsletter

MIC – September Newsletter

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, Hope and anxiety. These emotions swirled within me as a student and later as a teacher whenever I faced the prospect of a new school year. My twin sons are graduating from high school this year– a milestone that I am not ready to...
MIC – August Newsletter

MIC – August Newsletter

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, In 2021, the National Institutes of Health published a study about the essential importance of taking breaks when learning or practicing a skill. It seems that our brains need breaks to form new memories or to reinforce neural...

MIC – July Newsletter

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane– it’s Superman! This is the iconic line I remember from my childhood. As we enter the summer movie blockbuster season, the media is saturated with the upcoming premieres of the...

The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative Year in Review 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friend, I cannot believe that four months ago I joined the MIC family. My first day was the day after the election – fear and uncertainty dominated as our partners and immigrant families anticipated the worst. Unfortunately, their fears...