Connecting researchers and policy-makers
At a time when immigration and border enforcement dominates news headlines and political debates, migration policy is increasingly relevant at all levels of government. New York State’s population is roughly 22% immigrants, and we are one of the top receivers of refugees in the nation (NYS Comptroller). In this context, SUNY expertise and leadership can critically contribute to migration policy-making at local, state, and federal levels. For example, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson’s advocacy for the 2019 Senator Jose Peralta New York State Dream Act demonstrated the importance of SUNY leadership on immigration issues in New York State, and the efforts of SUNY and state policy-makers ensured that undocumented students now have access to financial aid and scholarships.
While SUNY faculty across a range of disciplines have significant expertise in migration-related issues, we often lack knowledge about the work being done on these issues across SUNY institutions. Many SUNY faculty also would like training and support to engage effectively in policy-making. SUNY and Migration Policy-Making will bring together scholarship on migration with expertise from inside and outside the academy on migration policy-making, building collaborative research possibilities, connecting SUNY researchers with policy opportunities, and training SUNY faculty how to better communicate their knowledge to benefit the broader New York state public.
While SUNY faculty across a range of disciplines have significant expertise in migration-related issues, we often lack knowledge about the work being done on these issues across SUNY institutions. Many SUNY faculty also would like training and support to engage effectively in policy-making. SUNY and Migration Policy-Making will bring together scholarship on migration with expertise from inside and outside the academy on migration policy-making, building collaborative research possibilities, connecting SUNY researchers with policy opportunities, and training SUNY faculty how to better communicate their knowledge to benefit the broader New York state public.
Sponsored by:
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Conversations in the Disciplines (CID) grant program
State University of New York (SUNY). |
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College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany and
Department of Geography and Planning, University at Albany |
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Albany Law School
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Conference organizers
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Kate Coddington |
Nancy Hiemstra |
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Assistant Professor,
Geography & Planning, University at Albany Website: https://katecoddington.weebly.com/ |
Associate Professor, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stony Brook University
Website: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/wgss/people/nancyhiemstra |
Draft program
S. Kaya, 2007
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8:00-9:15a Coffee and registration
9:15-9:30a Welcome: Colleges of Arts & Sciences, University at Albany and Stony Brook University 9:30-10:30a NGO panel: New York Immigration Coalition, Rural Migrant Ministry 10:45-11:45a Policy-making panel: New York State Assembly, New York Department of State 12:00-1:00p Lunch 1:00-1:30p Remarks: SUNY expertise in policy-making 1:30-3:30p Concurrent Skills workshops: facilitators from Albany Law School and Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University 3:30-3:45p Break 3:45-4:45p Research concurrent sessions 4:45-5:00p Closing remarks *Note that this is subject to change depending on enrollment |
