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Heather Schofield Title: Abstract

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. Register to attend. 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 Abstract Submissions Submit your abstract by September 4, 2026 to share your work at the conference. Submissions are open to Cornell University undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and the local community that examine human mobility as a sociolegal and political process shaped by borders, barriers, state power, labor markets, changing environments, and inequality. We welcome submissions that situate migration within broader ecological and social systems as well as contemporary and historical contexts. 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.

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