Doctor of Education – In Progress
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Virginia
Master of Arts
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bachelors of Arts
History
Government and Politics
University of Maryland
Certificate
Latin American Studies
University of Maryland
Owen Silverman Andrews has taught English to immigrants at Maryland community colleges and community-based organizations since 2013. He joined the English Language Learning program at AACC in 2018. For Andrews, that means he gets to be a part of “students strengthening the communicative skills needed to amplify their own multilingual voices.”
He is passionate about his work, especially when it comes to helping his students. In fact, he’s co-editor of a 2024 book about how teachers can better listen to their students. The book features chapters by an AACC student and another AACC part-time faculty member. He believes language learning and multilingualism are powerful tools for building a more just society, and he has written commentary for numerous media outlets, including The Washington Post, the Forward, the Afro, Baltimore Sun and Capital Gazette.
At AACC, Andrews served on the Institutional Assessment Team from 2020 to 2024 and was advisor to the Muslim Student Association from 2022 to 2023. He is inspired by AACC students as “whole people immersed in the life of Anne Arundel County and Maryland, whether it is their community of birth or choice.”
Outside of AACC, Andrews is an avid advocate, cat dad, community organizer, cyclist, gardener, hiker, reader, traveler and writer. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, including his wife, Mairin, whom he met while co-leading a delegation of Maryland high school and university students in El Salvador in 2012.
Andrews, O.S., & Marron, D.S. (2022, June 13). Opening the dual enrollment door wider for English Learners: A case study From Maryland (Community College Research Center). The Mixed Methods Blog.
Andrews, O.S., & Cooper, S. (2023, September 14). Language education is fundamental to economic, cultural vibrancy. Maryland Matters.
Andrews, O.S., McCrary Linares, J., Encarnación, T., & Butler, A. (2024). Dual enrollment and multilingual English learners: From equity gaps toward solutions. New Directions for Community Colleges, fall 2024(207), 1–14.
Andrews, O.S. & Tomlin, A. D. (Eds.). (2024). "When we hear them: Attuning teachers to language-diverse learners." Information Age Publishing.
