Undocumented Immigrants in America:
Access to Higher Education
Public Discussion
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
In light of the legal battles over immigration policy reform, a panel of experts explores the ethical dimensions of the debate and aim to reframe the discussion by highlighting the range of viewpoints on immigration reform, specifically targeting state policy on access to higher education and the DREAM Act, as a springboard into a discussion that identifies the range of factors that must be considered when formulating a position on this issue.
The resulting dialogue will promote a deeper understanding of the ethical issues surrounding immigration and the question of human rights, and encourage rigorous discussion for future personal and public policy decisions.
This event is coordinated in conjunction with UNC’s first year student summer reading book selection,"A Home on the Field," by Paul Cuadros, Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. For a further listing of related events across campus this year, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/srp.
Sponsored by the Parr Center for Ethics and the Center for Global Initiatives.
Location: FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium
(Room 1015), 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Parking: Free parking is available in the deck underneath the FedEx Global Education Center building. Access to the deck is off of McCauley St.
Opening Presentation:
A summary on current and past immigration legislation, by Irene Godinez, Advocacy Director of El Pueblo Inc.
Panelists:
Ron Bilbao, undergraduate student, founder of the Coalition for College Access
Paul Cuadros, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication; author of A Home on the Field, the 2009 UNC Summer Reading Selection
Hannah Gill, Assistant Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill
Robert Luebke, Senior Policy Analyst, John W. Pope Civitas Institute
Noah Pickus, Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Niklaus Steiner, Director of the Center for Global Initiatives at UNC-Chapel Hill
Ron Woodard, Director of NC Listen
Moderator:
Deborah Weissman, Professor and Director of Clinical Programs, UNC School of Law
A
little-known fact: grass used to grow around the flag pole in front of
the old post office on Franklin Street. That's why those red brick
pavers are there--as filler. It was only in latter times, probably
since 1979 when the town purchased the property from the federal
government, that the space was paved over.