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Immigration and Human Rights Focus of Third Annual Provost's Forum

The third annual University of Iowa Provost’s Forum for International Affairs will take place March 5-6, 2009. This year’s forum is an international symposium that explores labor rights, human trafficking, slavery, civil rights of trafficked workers, and migrant farm workers, among other topics. Locations highlighted include the United States, the European Union, Asia, and the Middle East.

Speakers include Frank D. Bean, social science professor and director for Research on Immigration, Population, and Public Policy at the University of California-Irvine; Gay Seidman, sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shivali Shah, immigration attorney, journalist, and immigrants’ rights activist; and Kathleen C. Kim, associate professor of law at Loyola Law School.

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The second annual Provost’s Forum is directed by Kevin Leicht, professor of sociology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Mary Campbell, assistant professor of sociology in CLAS with support from UI International Programs.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Heidi Vekemans, International Programs Events Coordinator, at 319-335-3862 or heidi-vekemans@uiowa.edu.