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Thu. Nov. 11 • 7 p.m. ET at WKAR Studios and streaming | Come together on Veterans Day 2021 for a special preview screening of American Exile. The new film follows the story of veterans facing deportation 50 years after fighting for the U.S. in the Vietnam War. The evening includes a Q&A session featuring guests from the film and filmakers John J. Valadez and Carleen L. Hsu.

‘American Exile’ premieres Tue., Nov. 16, nationwide on PBS. Free preview screening, with filmmaker Q&A, to be presented at WKAR and virtually on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

May 20, 2021 Since students led a 23-day hunger strike in 1995 to institute the Asian American Studies Program, the demands of activists have continued to be linked to ethnic studies at Northwestern. Starting in 2006, students and faculty advocated for the creation of the Latina and Latino Studies Program, which began around 2008, according to LLSP Director and Prof. Geraldo Cadava. After the programs were established, students continued to push for the expansion of ethnic studies through event...

Rutgers picks ‘brilliant scholar’ for top leadership job NJ.com 1 hr ago Adam Clark, nj.com A “brilliant scholar” fluent in three languages is the next leader of Rutgers University’s Camden campus. Antonio Tillis, a veteran college administrator who was recently interim president of the University of Houston–Downtown, will begin as Rutgers-Camden chancellor on July 1. The university Board of Governors and the Rutgers-Camden Board of Directors approved Tillis on Tue...

Tillis named Rutgers University–Camden chancellor April 27, 2021 2:50 pm Antonio D. Tillis will assume the post of chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden on July 1, according to an April 27 announcement from Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway. “Antonio Tillis is a brilliant scholar and gifted administrator whose commitment to the transformative power of higher education presents an exceptional opportunity for both Rutgers and New Jersey. We are proud that he will lead Rutger...

The federal response to immigration has shifted under the Biden administration, but executive orders alone cannot undo the historical stigma, violence and exploitation suffered by immigrant communities. What stories, hopes and continued activism should define this political moment? Join us for a conversation about immigration rhetoric, policy enforcement and possibility in the United States.   Angela S. García is a sociologist and assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Soc...

The DePaulia Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor|February 10, 2021 President Joe Biden has promised to prioritize immigration reform and sent a bill to Congress that aims to implement a better path to citizenship. Formally titled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, the bill would most notably provide an eight-year pathway to citizenship for some 11 million immigrants in the United States. William Lopez, a clinical assistant professor and a faculty associate in the Latino Studies Program at the Unive...

Lewis & Clark Library launched its newest Big Read event this past weekend. The library received a $15,000 NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program and chose the novel “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea as the featured book. Big Read activities are planned throughout January. For more information, visit https://www.lclibrary.org/306/The-Big-Read. Pick up a free copy of the book at any Lewis & Clark Library location, or check out the ebook or audiobook th...