New book cover reveal! By me and Rosemary Wanis, with stories of becoming contributed by colleagues from all over. Coming soon from Gallaudet University Press. Stay tuned for a pre-order link. 🤩😍
Rachel Herring
@reherring.bsky.social
Formerly teaching interpreting, interpreting, or writing about teaching interpreting; now administrating in higher ed, while still teaching and writing about interpreting. Also drinking tea, looking for someone to chat with, baking, and reading.
Peer Observation of Teaching - a structured worksheet template www.superlinguo.com/post/8156302...
Peer Observation of Teaching - a structured worksheet template
This post links to a template for a peer observation of teaching activity. It’s been designed for university teaching, but is flexible enough to be applied to other contexts too. Peer observation can ...
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Crushing read from our friends at @propublica.org, republished by the Reformer: The children of Dilley minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/25/t...
The children of Dilley • Minnesota Reformer
Quickly after returning to office, President Donald Trump resumed family detentions as part of his mass deportation campaign.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Commentary: The anti-ICE movement isn’t just about politics — it’s a caregiving social movement minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/30/t...
The anti-ICE movement isn't just about politics — it's a caregiving social movement • Minnesota Reformer
It’s a caregiving social movement based on relatedness and belonging.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement.
Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day • Minnesota Reformer
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding ci...
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Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota: youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out Monday to protest ICE operations in Minnesota. Some schools are reporting 30% drops in attendance as families fear leaving their homes, with districts pausing field trips and offering virtual learning options.
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
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With increased federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities, it’s important to know your rights. If immigration agents come to your home, take steps to protect yourself and your family. Learn what to do and find trusted local resources at: stpaul.gov/immigration-resources
This week has been incredibly heavy for all of us. I wanted to share some thoughts, reflections, and actions we’re taking to stand up to this unprecedented incursion into our city. Please know you are not alone. We are fighting back.
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
Hey, a quick hint for anyone trying to follow the news in Minneapolis from out of state: if you add ?utm_source=gift to any Star Tribune URL, it'll let you read it. Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free: www.mprnews.org www.minnpost.com sahanjournal.com
Hundreds gathered Wednesday night at the site where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Mourners shared stories and remembrances while urging unity in opposition to ICE's presence in Minneapolis.
Hundreds gather to mourn Renee Good, Minneapolis woman shot and killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
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Watch video: ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
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Gov. Walz to Republicans: Expect me ‘to ride you like you’ve never been ridden’ minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gov-w...
Gov. Walz to Republicans: Expect me ‘to ride you like you’ve never been ridden’ • Minnesota Reformer
A day after ending his campaign for a historic third term — and possibly his political career — an animated Gov. Tim Walz offered a preview of how he plans to spend the remainder of his term: defendin...
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Re-sharing this with alt text added (image appears twice because the text didn't quite fit and is continued on image #2). This is an incredibly important message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Melissa and Mark Hortman.
Minnesota House DFL@mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 7mo agoA must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
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The news coverage of Mamdani's oath of office reminded me of this: in Minnesota, there is a gorgeous Qu'ran that is used by Minnesotan Muslims to swear into office. They then sign it. sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
A special Qur’an holds the signature of almost every Minnesota Muslim elected to office. At a historic swearing-in ceremony, three Minneapolis City Council members added their names to the list.
A local Minneapolis imam started the Qur’an tradition less than 10 years ago, when Muslim political representation was scarce. Now, three Minneapolis City Council members—Jeremiah Ellison, Jamal Osman...
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"I am here. Are you?" If you don't understand the importance of this text, if you are dedicating all your time to AI, don't complain about what the world is becoming. When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions – POLITICO share.google/PGkF84TZ3CGB...
When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions
We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.
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Newly-published paper! Herring & Gieshoff 2025, a report on two surveys of trainers of dialogue interpreters www.skase.sk/Volumes/JTI3...
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The ACLU sued ICE agents and leaders Wednesday, alleging the agency has violated observers' and protesters' constitutional rights. The lawsuit is a thorough recounting of recent incidents where ICE agents arrested, detained, intimidated and pepper sprayed observers
ACLU sues ICE, alleging agency violates constitutional rights of observers and protesters • Minnesota Reformer
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and three Minnesota-based law firms sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their l...
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Finished grading my last set of interpreting exams--if not forever, then at least for the foreseeable future.
Advocates say community members are rightfully concerned when masked, armed men show up at homes and businesses. Law professors say local police can investigate federal agents with some limitations. Written by Mohamed Ibrahim.
Should you call 911 on ICE? What can local police do, if anything?
Community members are calling 911 on ICE agents, but what can Minneapolis and St. Paul police do to investigate immigration enforcement?
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A growing share of people arrested by ICE have no criminal record. The percentage of people ICE has arrested who are convicted of violent crimes is less than half what it was under the Biden administration. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/12/r...
An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record • Minnesota Reformer
Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration ha...
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A community group against police brutality wants the St. Paul City Council to address a recent federal operation in which St. Paul police fired less-lethal munitions into a crowd of protesters.
Community group wants St. Paul City Council to address police actions
St. Paul City Council will meet Wednesday and discussion of the incident is not on the agenda.
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