Hosted by the University Libraries and sponsored by the Civil Rights Institute and the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Bradley Reading Room in Strozier Library
Thursday, Nov. 7
9:00am - 4:15pm.
Please RSVP at: fsu.libcal.com/calendar/events/Immigration
Live stream the event
| Time | Event | Speakers |
| 8:30am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00am | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| 9:15am | Human Rights Concerns with Contemporary Immigration Policies. |
Terry Coonan, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights |
| 9:45am | Hot Topics in Immigration: Recent Policy Changes and Legal Battles in the U.S. |
Darby Scott, Professor of Law and Director of the FSU Immigration Law Project |
| 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:30am | The Framing of the U.S. Immigration Policy: Examples of a Familiar Lens. |
Suzanne Sinke, Professor of History and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies |
| 11:00am | Writing Home: Exploring Migration through Letters. |
Justin Vos, Ph.D. Candidate in History |
| 11:30am | The Nature of My Personal Immigrant Poetry. |
Virgil Suarez, Professor of English |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15pm | Concealing Immigration through Security Infrastructure in Calais, France. |
Vincent Joos, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages & Linguistics |
| 1:45pm | Refining the Immigration-Crime Nexus: The Impact of Legal Status and Nationality on Recidivism. |
Javier Ramos, Ph.D. Candidate in Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| 2:15pm | Break | |
| 2:30pm | In the Spirit of Sanctuary Spaces: Awareness, Advocacy, and Action. |
Miguel Hernandez, Co-Interim Director of the Center for Leadership & Social Change |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:15pm | Employment-Based Immigration and Current Issues. |
Luciana Hornung, Associate General Counsel |
| 3:45pm | Ripple Effect: How Sea Level Rise will Reshape the U.S. Population Landscape. |
Matt Hauer, Assistant Professor of Sociology |
| 4:15pm | Closing Remarks |
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