Upcoming Events — Center for Immigrants’ Rights

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Save the Date — Friday, January 30, 2009! Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights will host its first immigration symposium on Friday, January 30. The day-long symposium, titled “Immigration in a New Administration,” will be held in the Law School’s new Lewis Katz Building in University Park, PA.

The symposium will be followed by a reception to celebrate the inaugural year of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights and to recognize our clients and the many faculty, staff, students, advocates, and lawyers who have supported the Center.

Timed on the heels of the presidential inauguration, we are excited to provide panel discussions on “The Immigration Debate,” “Due Process and Detention,” “Immigration Enforcement and Security,” and “Asylum and Refugee Issues.” Confirmed speakers include:

• Stephen H. Legomsky — The John S. Lehmann University Professor, Washington University School of Law
• Carl P. Thorsen — Partner, American Continental Group, LLC; Former General Counsel to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay
• Megan Bremer — Managing Attorney, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC)
• Susan Benesch — Visiting Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
• Kareem Shora — National Executive Director, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
• Michele Pistone — Visiting Professor, American University, Washington College of Law
• David Koelsch — Professor of Law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• Tara Magner — Director of Policy, National Immigrant Justice Center
• Jeanne Butterfield — Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Marshall Fitz — Director of Advocacy, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Paromita Shah — Associate Director, National Immigration Project
• Rebekah Tosado — Senior Advisor to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security
• Nancy Morawetz — Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
• Muzaffar Chishti — Director, Migration Policy Institute Office at NYU School of Law
• Dr. Homer Venters — Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
• Sarah Paoletti — University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Regan Cooper — Executive Director, Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition
  

Please check this site frequently, as details and speakers will be updated. To register, please complete the registration form.  For questions regarding symposium content, contact Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia. For questions regarding symposium logistics, please contact Elisa Galloway.

Save the Date — Saturday, January 31, 2009! Penn State University Dickinson School of Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights will be hosting a State Advocates Meeting. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and brunch will be served. The event will be held in the new Lewis Katz Building on the scenic Penn State University campus in State College, PA.

The state advocates meeting will be preceded by the “Immigration in a New Administration” immigration symposium being held on Friday, January 30, 2009. We encourage everyone who is interested in immigration law and policy to attend both.

To register, please complete the registration form. For questions regarding the state advocates meeting, please contact Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia.