IIH/SOC MIGRATION WORKSHOP SPEAKER SERIES: Cinzia Pica, Ed.D. Professor of Human Services at Assumption University and Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
02/18/2025 - IIH/SOC MIGRATION WORKSHOP SPEAKER SERIES: Cinzia Pica, Ed.D. Professor of Human Services at Assumption University and Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
On February 18, 2025, Dr. Cinzia Pica, Ed.D., Professor of Human Services at Assumption University and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, presented as part of the IIH Speaker Series. In her talk, “Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities,” Dr. Pica drew on her award-winning research in intercultural education and social justice to explore how intergroup contact and friendships can reduce prejudice in diverse educational settings. Her work has been featured in outlets such as TEDx and NPR’s Code Switch, where she discusses the importance of fostering inclusive environments and promoting racial and economic justice in schools and communities.
For further reading, Dr. Pica is co-editor of the book Intercultural Education: Critical Perspectives, Pedagogical Challenges and Promising Practices (Nova Science Publishers), and author of Social Justice Education in European Multi-Ethnic Schools: Addressing the Goals of Intercultural Education (Routledge).
