An Interview with Dr. Susan Martin, a Herzberg Professor of International...
This year is the fifteenth anniversary of the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), a part of the School of Foreign Service. In 1998, ISIM was established as a policy relevant...
View ArticleMigration in the US: A Social Network
Today, over 11.7 million Mexican born immigrants live in the US, half of them undocumented. And according to recent research, these numbers will only grow in future years due to highly developed...
View ArticleOPPORTUNITY COSTS: THE LABOR ECONOMICS BEHIND IMMIGRATION
As a perceived beacon of dreams and achievements, the United States of America has welcomed many in the pursuit of better living. With a broad range of sectors for all skill levels, the nation’s...
View ArticleReducing Recidivism through Education
Our criminal justice system operates under the assumption that justice can be reached through a decision: once a verdict has been given and guilt or innocence has been determined, justice has been...
View ArticleCandlelight on the Thai-Burma Border
I walked into class one day and wrote one of my favorite poems on the board. “The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still / and his tune is heard / on the...
View ArticleOur House: The Yatiqañ Uta, Bolivia
Lider Inti Ruiz Machaca wants to be a doctor. He also wants to be a tourist, so that he can see the world. He has made the three-hour trip from his home in the cloud forest of the Yungas up almost...
View ArticleSchool-to-Prison Pipeline
The “school-to-prison pipeline” comes up in almost every conversation I have about criminal justice lately. People seem to appreciate the ability of the phrase to portray succinctly the relationship...
View ArticleTaking Back Saturday
I gazed at the artwork stretched across the hallways. A room seemingly dedicated to university pennants greeted me as I, mouth agape, toured the building. Poetry around every corner, each corridor...
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