<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2015/august/821cmasvisitingscholar.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 05:04:39 PM</pubDate><title>Creating Chicana/o Studies Curriculum for Kids, Teachers Focus of Visiting Scholar</title><subtitle/><description>University of Houston - News:Mexican American Studies programs have grabbed national headlines because of efforts to remove them from school and university curricula in some states. But the new Visiting Scholar with the Center for Mexican American Studies will be focusing on creating more such programs – and helping teachers do the same.</description><author>Marisa Ramirez</author><author-email>mrcannon@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>People,Research,Student Success,Top Stories</categories></item>