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The Honors College’s 24th installment of Sharper Focus/Wider Lens will feature the topic, “A World on the Move: Refugees, Migrants and Immigrants” at 7 p.m., Monday, February 6. This event is free and open to the public and will be located in the MSU Union Ballroom (2nd floor). It features a trans-disciplinary discussion among MSU faculty that explores the political discourse and visuals surrounding immigration, the role of a civil society in the refugee crisis, unaccompanied minors coming to the United States from Central America, a historical look at Asian immigration through Ellis Island and much more! Audience Q&A will follow.
Speakers include:
David Thronson, JD, College of Law
Stephanie Nawyn, PhD, Department of Sociology and Center for Gender in Global Context
Sophia Koufopoulou, MS, Department of Sociology
Johanna Schuster-Craig, PhD, Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages
Anna Pegler-Gordon, PhD, James Madison College and Asian Pacific American Studies Program
Unable to attend in person? Watch the MSU Alumni Association’s Livestream at http://livestream.com/