Meeting the Moment: Immigrant Students and the Cambridge Public Schools (Main) In-Person
Join the Cambridge Public Library in welcoming the Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools, Dave Murphy, for a discussion of immigrant students in today's political climate. Panelists will also include Jessica Lander, author of Making Americans, whose book provides historical and current context for the discussion, as well as Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem and Richard Harding, a School Committee member. This event will be moderated by Eugenia Schraa Huh.
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Lecture Hall
- Branches:
- Main Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Author Event City Event Feature Presentation/Lecture
Dave Murphy has been Superintendent of the Cambridge Public School District since 2025. Previously, he held a leadership role at the Medford Public Schools, served as deputy superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, and chaired the Attleboro School Committee.
Burhan Azeem is serving his third term on the Cambridge City Council and first term as Vice Mayor. A graduate of MIT, Burhan’s primary focuses are on housing affordability, street safety, and universal pre-K.
Richard Harding, Jr. is a product of the Cambridge Public Schools now serving his ninth term on the School Committee. VP of the Cambridge NAACP, he runs the Men of Color Health Initiative in the Cambridge Public Health Department. He is a proud past recipient of the NAACP Education Excellence Award and the Cambridge Peace and Justice Award.
Jessica Lander, a native of Cambridge, has taught history and civics to recent immigrant students at a public high school for over a decade. She won several teaching awards, including the 2023 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year and one of the 2023 Top Ten national History Teachers of the Year.
Eugenia Schraa Huh is a former public high school teacher in the Bronx, where she taught English as a Second Language. She also headed the Rikers Island Juvenile Education Program at Fordham Law. She maintains a popular newsletter covering Cambridge public school news and works in journalism, communications, and politics.