The inaugural undergraduate migrations symposium, Beyond Borders, features the work of students thinking critically and across discipline about migrations. Beyond Borders was organized by the Einaudi Center's undergraduate migrations scholars—Aliou Gambrel, Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, Joanna Moon, and Vanessa Olguín—with support from the Migrations initiative.

Join us to celebrate the range of innovative projects and to connect with others interested in migration issues. We will also feature a roundtable with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Molly O’Toole '09, who is the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Session 1, 10-11:30 a.m. (ET)

Alp Demiroglu '21, Architecture: "Take What You Can Carry: Place-Making for the Forcibly Exchanged"Aliou Gambrel '22, College Scholar & Africana Studies: "They Crowd Our Land"Laura Miranda '22, Sociology and Spanish: "Mining as a Migration Ecosystem: The Case of Porgera, Papua New Guinea"Moderator: Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs; Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor, Department of Global Development

Session 2, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (ET)

Alexis Fintland '22, Industrial and Labor Relations: "Immigration in the Trump Era: An Analysis of Institutional Failures and Policy Recommendations"Mimi Goldberg '21, Industrial and Labor Relations: "Re-examining Hoffman Plastics Compounds v. NLRB under the Trump Administration"Luis Miguel Tamayo '22, Sociology and Spanish, "Culture Matters in Money Matters: How Culture Distinctly Affects Economic Behavior between Mexican Immigrants & Mexican Americans"Moderator: Kate Griffith, Jean McKelvey-Alice Grant Professor; Chair, Dept. of Labor Relations, Law, & History, Cornell ILR School; and Associate Member of the Law Faculty, Cornell Law School

Roundtable with Journalist Molly O’Toole on the Global Refugee Crisis, 2-2:45 p.m. (ET)

(please register separately for this session)
Join us for a conversation with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Molly O'Toole '09, moderated by the undergraduate migrations scholars and Shannon Gleeson, professor of industrial and labor relations and Migrations initiative taskforce co-chair. Her talk, "Extracontinental: How the Global Refugee Crisis Is Colliding with Immigration Policies," will be an interactive forum about the global refugee crisis, migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration policy, its effects on people on the move, and the work of journalists covering these situations. O'Toole is the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences and an immigration and security reporter with the Los Angeles Times.

Session 3, 2:45-4:15 p.m. (ET)

Vanessa Olguín '22, Government and College Scholar: "Contemporary Manifestations of the Ethos of The Underground Railroad: Humanitarian Work at the US Southern Border and in the Mediterranean Sea"Angela He '21, Sociology and Asian Studies: "How Organizations Adapt to Different Settings: A Comparative Study of the COVID-19 Relief Efforts of Chinese Immigrant Organizations in the U.S. and China"Hannah Schmelkin '22, Industrial and Labor Relations: "Education & The Syria Crisis: 10 Years On"Kaitlyn Zhao '21, Economics and Government: "Household Registration, Housing Quality, and Wellbeing: A Comparative Mediation Analysis of Vietnam and China"
Moderator: Gerard Aching, Professor of Africana and Romance Studies

Closing remarks: Rachel Beatty Riedl, Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Department of Government