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Migration in Contentious Political Times

The Migrations Program is bringing together migration scholars for a conference about migration, sustainability, and belonging in the contemporary moment. Students, scholars, and researchers from the Cornell community will share work that examines human mobility as a sociolegal and political process shaped by borders, state power, labor markets, and inequality.

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Schedule

The conference begins at 8:45 a.m. and sessions, panels, and lectures run throughout the day. Lunch will be provided. View more details about our panels and lectures further down the page.

8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introductions

9:00-10:00 Keynote: "Seeing the Americas Whole": Richard Rodriguez's Thesis on Migrants and Migration in the Era of American Carnage

10:15-12:15 Presentations

12:15-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Panel: Borders, Polarization, and Belonging

2:00-3:00 Presentations

3:30-4:30 Panel: A Way Forward: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives for Studying Migration

4:30 Closing Remarks

Host

This conference is hosted by the Migrations Program, part of the Einaudi Center for International Studies, and organized by Migrations graduate fellows Vicente Celestino Mata, Jr. and Adolfho Romero.

Questions? Email us at migrations@einaudi.cornell.edu.

Start Date: September 18, 2026
Start Time: 12:00 am
All Day Event? Yes
Location: Atkinson Hall