Office of the Chancellor University of Missouri-Columbia Office of the Chancellor

Difficult Dialogues in the Immigration Debate

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Monday, Dec 3, 2007
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Ellis Auditorium

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Join MU Chancellor Brady J. Deaton as he moderates the latest of a series of open forums on global topics of interest to the community. This interactive panel discussion on immigration issues is co-sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office and the MU Difficult Dialogues Program, which is funded by a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.

The subject of immigration is a media hot button and major focus of political debates. In addition to immigration across the U.S.-Mexican border, controversial issues also have been raised about homeland security and the threat of terrorism. Higher education institutions face threats to academic freedom when foreign scholars encounter problems obtaining visas to enter the U.S. as visitors or permanent employees. This forum will highlight moral-ethical perspectives, examining the topic within historical and modern-day contexts.

The Chancellor's forums are free and open to the public.

The Panelists

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Abdullahi Ibrahim

MU Associate Professor of History 

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Kris W. Kobach

Daniel L. Brenner/UMKC Scholar and Professor of Law 

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Rigel C. Oliveri

MU Associate Professor of Law 

Recent Chancellor’s Global Issues Forums:

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2008
Pentagon Papers

Thursday, Sep 28, 2006
What's Happened to Academic Freedom Since September 11?

Wednesday, Apr 12, 2006
A Journalist's First Responsibility: Professional Practice or Citizen's Duty?