Sonia Nieto

Sonia Nieto is Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a member of the National Academy of Education. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she was educated in New York City public schools and later earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from St. John’s University and an M.A. in Spanish and Hispanic Literature from New York University.

Nieto is a leading scholar in multicultural education, bilingual education, teacher education, and the education of Latino, immigrant, and other culturally and linguistically diverse students. She has authored or edited numerous books, including Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education, The Light in Their Eyes: Creating Multicultural Learning Communities, What Keeps Teachers Going?, Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds, and Growing Critically Conscious Teachers: A Social Justice Curriculum for Educators of Latino/a Youth.