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The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) hosted a two-day working symposium, Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling. The symposium convened scholars, students, artists, community organizers, leaders of nonprofits and NGOs, legal professionals, and medical practitioners working at the intersection of arts and migration.

Join us March 25–26 for the Sociology Program’s 3rd Annual Emerging Scholars Symposium!

By combining qualitative methods with creative narrative forms, Stories of Leaving and Belonging advances IIR’s commitment to research, public scholarship, and inclusive engagement rooted in lived experience.

IIR Director, Dr. Lisa Gilman, on Research, Leadership, and Building an Immigration Hub at IIR