2025-2026 IIR Colloquia

Fall for the Book: New American Voices Award

October 9, 2025

Moderator: Dr. Lisa Gilman, Director of the Institute for Immigration Research

Finalists: Olufunke Grace Bankole, Cristina Jiménez, and Shubha Sunder 

Judges: Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Brando Skyhorse, and Mary-Alice Daniel

To read more about New American Voices Award, click here.

Empathy in Action: Art & Advocacy

November 12, 2025

Join Mason Artist-in-Residence at the Center for the Arts, GRAMMY-winning and Latin GRAMMY-nominated La Santa Cecilia for a panel discussion about music, advocacy, and human rights.

This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR), the George Mason University Folklore Program, and the Center for the Arts.

To register for the event and for more information click here.