Nyce to present Bluffton Colloquium on immigration
Dr. Lynda Nyce, professor of sociology at Bluffton University, will discuss the immigration issue as both political and personal during a Bluffton Colloquium at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Nyce's presentation will center on research she conducted during her 2008-09 sabbatical as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning at Goshen (Ind.) College.
Her research focused on transnational migration and educational decision-making among Mexican immigrants in Elkhart County, Indiana. Also covering time she spent in Grenoble, France, during a leave of absence last academic year, she will introduce her audience to individual immigrants and immigration policies in both the United States and France.
"I intend to discuss both the personal experiences of Mexican immigrants and the political realities of immigration in northern Indiana," Nyce explained. "In addition, the presentation will include a comparative perspective, examining the political situation of immigrants in France and my own personal experience of being an immigrant there."
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