Matthew William Austin

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Presentations

• Íñiguez, I. A., Zeitler, J., Henao-Muñoz, J., & Austin, M. W. (2025, Spring). Transforming Heritage Language Pedagogy: Fostering Biliteracy and Cultural Inclusivity through Institutional Innovation. 12th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University.
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  This presentation explores how the ABC Higher Ed project at a Hispanic-Serving Institution leverages bilingualism and biliteracy to transform higher education. By piloting bilingual courses, creating collaborative writing spaces, and hosting an annual symposium, the project advances culturally sustaining pedagogy, empowering heritage learners to celebrate their linguistic and cultural assets.
• Austin, M. W., & Croman, C. M. (2024, June).

   Boundless Iteration: Integrating Student Voice into Curricular Redesign

  . Teaching Professor Conference. New Orleans, LA: Magna Publications.

Others

• Calza, D. V., Alvarez Mexia, N. Y., Austin, M. W., & Henao-Munoz, J. (2024, April). Innagural Annual Bilingual Initiatives Symposium 2024 - Embracing Bilingualism at HSI UAZ . Conference.
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  This one-day symposium seeks to foster conversations on bilingualism (English / Spanish) across the University of Arizona within the Hispanic-Serving Institution and Borderlands contexts. We'd like to invite you to participate by presenting your projects/initiatives and/or work-in-progress, and by attending and connecting with potential collaborators/stakeholders across campus. The first annual symposium was held on April 12, 2024. Check back later for the 2025 symposium date. 
• Henao-Munoz, J., Parkman, A. L., Austin, M. W., Serratos, A. E., Heileman, J., & Fuller, K. N. (2023, December). UNIV 101 - CLO5 Assessment Tool (Pilot). UNIV Program. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VaMAO-aYwzGbod7HF3IC7IsspduOyc5tOmSf9TTi_jU/edit?usp=sharing
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  This assessment tool seeks to collect and analyze data from first-year/first-gen students enrolled in UNIV 101. Following the UNIV Program assessment plan, it is focused on the assessment of the UNIV 101 Course Learning Outcome 5 - Reflect on the interrelatedness of your general education, academic major(s) and minor(s), academic behaviors, and general well-being. It will be trained during Spring 2024 on UNIV 101 courses led by FT faculty members and review over the summer to be finally carried out in Fall 2024.