L&IFE: Latinx & Indigenous Future Educators

 

 

 

 

 

Latinx & Indigenous Future Educators (L&IFE) is a student-led organization for future educators who identify as Latinx and/or Indigenous and seek an affinity space, guidance and assistance, and mentorship from L&I faculty and staff. 

Did you know:

• 9% of US teachers identify as Latinx and 1% as Indigenous
• 17.1% of Georgia students identify as Latinx and 0.2% as Indigenous
• 2.6% of Georgia teachers identify as Latinx and 0.2% as Indigenous 

                                               (US and GA Department of Education, 2021)

Join L&IFE

Membership is free and open to VSU future educators who identify as Latinx and/or Indigenous.  Other interested parties can complete the interest survey below and receive general information to participate in support of our mission.

L&IFE Club Mission

The L&IFE Club mission is a community built to support and retain Latinx and Indigenous (L&I) future educators, celebrate L&I identity, and advocate for racial equity in Georgia schools to help liberate our peoples' from inherited systems of US oppression. 

Our Purpose

The L&IFE club is to build professional acumen, facilitate career development opportunities, and foster a sense of community among future Latinx educator students at the undergraduate levels at Valdosta State University.