The Immigrant Learning Center shares expertise on immigrant integration, immigrant entrepreneurs, immigrant contributions and many related topics in our ongoing webinar series and in-person at conferences and events across the country. To inquire about a speaker for your event, fill out the form below.
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Past Appearances
Immigration and Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Landscape
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Kauffman Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Issue Forum, Thursday, January 28, 2021
Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
Online event hosted by Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, January 27, 2021
GUS Community Conversations: Diane Portnoy P ’86 ’88
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder, and Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Online event hosted by Glen Urquart School, December 2, 2020
Immigrants as American Assets
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Boston University Evergreen Seminars, Tuesdays, September 22, 29, and October 6, 2020
Welcome to Malden, A Welcoming Week Celebration of Malden’s Immigrant Past and Present.
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
Online event hosted by the Malden Public Library and The Immigrant Learning Center, September 14, 2020
The Founding of The Immigrant Learning Center
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA, February 4, 2020
Voices from the Margins: Changing the Conversation and Looking Ahead
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Sawyer Public Library, Gloucester, MA, November 20, 2019
Changing the Conversation on Immigration
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Beverly Public Library, Beverly, MA, September 17, 2019
Panel Discussion
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
SING OUT STRONG: Immigrant Voices, WBUR CitySpace, Boston, MA, August 22, 2019
To the Four Winds
Post-film discussion led by Karen Glover, The ILC Director of Communications
Belmont World Film,World Refugee Month, June 24, 2019
Going Global with an International Team
Moderated by Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
The Boston Entrepreneurs Network, Cambridge,MA, June 11, 2019
Keynote Presentation
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
2019 Cambio de Colores Conference, Columbia, MO, June 5-7, 2019
Bringing English Alive through Improvisation
Kathleen Klose, ESOL Instructor
Two-part workshop, First Literacy, April 26 and May 17, 2019
Differentiated Instruction for Low-Literacy, Low-English Citizenship Students
Kathleen Klose, ESOL Instructor
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) NETWORK Conference, May 10, 2019
Building an Advising Curriculum for Your Program
Jennifer Grehan, Robbin Kotajarvi and Jessica Senat, The ILC Education and Career Advising Team
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) NETWORK Conference, May 10, 2019
Doing More with Google
Pheobe Chen and Andrew Shapira, The ILC ESOL Instructors
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) NETWORK Conference, May 10, 2019
Understanding Immigrant Learners: Language, Socio-Emotional and Civic Perspectives
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Harvard University, April 16, 2019
Effective Transition of Underserved Populations into Four-Year Degrees: National Model for Post-Secondary Success
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director, and James Witte, Institute for Immigration Research Director
Coalition on Adult Basic Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1-3, 2019
Reframing the Immigration Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Hosted by hosted by Millis Reads at the Millis, MA, Public Library, February 13, 2019
The Changing Face of America: Immigrants as Assets
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Hosted by hosted by The Hartford Guardian at University of Connecticut Hartford Campus, December 6, 2018
How Immigrants Help Startup Companies
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director moderating
Boston Entrepreneurs Network, Cambridge, MA, December 11, 2018
Taking Back the Immigration Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
National Conference for Workforce Education in Clearwater, FL, September 26 and 27, 2018
Immigrants Today and their Contributions
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Literacy Texas Conference, Waco, TX, August 6-8
Taking Back the Immigration Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Literacy Texas Conference, Waco, TX, August 6-8
Teaching Immigration Past and Present: Building Curriculum with Primary Sources
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, July 31, 2018
Making the Economic Argument for Immigration: Strategies that Work
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Cambio de Colores Conference at the University of Missouri, June 6-8, 2018
Classroom Management for Differentiated ESOL Citizenship Instruction
Kathleen Klose, ESOL Instructor
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education NETWORK Conference, April 6, 2018
Taking Back the Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
COABE (Coalition on Adult Basic Education) Conference 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. March 27, 2018
Immigrants as Assets
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Park School, Brookline, MA, February 9, 2018
Community Conversations
Diane Portnoy, The Immigrant Learning Center Founder and CEO
House of the Seven Gables, January 30, 2018
Engaging Immigrant Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners
Denzil Mohammed The ILC Public Education Institute Director
The Boston Foundation, December 1, 2017
Mapping the Community College Opportunity Structure
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
World Education Inc. The National College Transition Network 2017 Effective Transitions in Adult Education Conference, November 13 – 15, 2017
Stats and Strategies to Retake the Immigration Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
World Education Inc. The National College Transition Network 2017 Effective Transitions in Adult Education Conference, November 13 – 15, 2017
Using Theater as a Learning Tool for Students and Audiences
Kathleen Klose, Director of the Literacy Program and Founding Teacher of The ILC Theater Class
Emerson College, September 27, 2017
Taking Back the Immigration Narrative
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Cambio de Colores (Change of Colors) Annual Conference, June 14, 2017
MA Immigrants: Who They Are and What They Contribute
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Massachusetts Educators of English Language Learners (MATSOL) Conference, May 30, 2017
Differentiated Instruction for Low-Level Citizenship Students
Kathleen Close, Director of the Literacy Program
Massachusetts Educators of English Language Learners (MATSOL) Conference, May 30, 2017
Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and the Massachusetts Economy
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
The Alliance for Business Leadership and TiE Boston, May 23, 2017
Immigrants: Stats & Strategies to Change the Conversation
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education Network Conference, May 12, 2017
Immigrants in Health Care: Imperatives for Workforce Development
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Conference, April 2-5, 2017
Immigrants in Essex County: Who They Are and What They Contribute
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Peabody Institute Library, February 16, 2017
Immigration and Innovation
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Goodwin Download Speaker Series, January 30, 2017