Emily Peck is currently conducting research for her thesis on bilingual education policy in Massachusetts. She is interested in studying a 2002 public referendum that banned bilingual education in Massachusetts and a 2017 law passed by the Massachusetts legislature that reversed the 2002 ban. Emily’s research has consisted of interviewing state legislators and visiting the Schlesinger Library Archives and the Massachusetts State Archive. One of the highlights so far has been interviewing Massachusetts State Representatives at their offices in the state house.
Read more about Emily’s summer adventure in the Harvard Gazette!