Hispanic Heritage Month Panel

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday September 20, 2017
      3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Location: Student Center Theater
  • Phone:
  • URL:
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  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
    Free food
Contact

Additional information:

Jorge Breton

Director, OHI

jorge.breton@vpid.gatech.edu

404-385-6183

Summaries

Summary Sentence: This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month Panel theme is “Immigration Examined: DACA’s Impact on Students and Higher Education."

Full Summary: No summary paragraph submitted.

In light of this year’s theme, “Immigration Examined: DACA’s Impact on Students and Higher Education,” the Hispanic Heritage Month Panel will feature a discussion about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and its impact on students and higher education in addition to other immigration topics. Moderated by Juan Carlos Rodríguez, associate professor of Spanish, Georgia Tech’s School of Modern Languages, panelists include Valentina Gonzalez, undergraduate student, Dartmouth College; David Schaefer, managing director of advocacy, Latin American Association; Emiko Soltis, executive director, Freedom University; and Yonatan Weinberg, undergraduate student, School of History and Sociology and DACA Advisory Board Chairperson, SGA, Georgia Tech.

Cuban sandwiches and refreshments will be served.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI), Office of Hispanic Initiatives

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
OHI Events 2017
Status
  • Created By: Ashley Riggs
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 13, 2017 - 1:47pm
  • Last Updated: Sep 18, 2017 - 5:26pm