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Hamilton College's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on issues relating to immigration and global citizenship.  The evening lectures are free and open to the public.  They are presented in conjunction with the departments of government, economics, history, sociology and philosophy.

Thursday, September 12, George Borjas, a Harvard economist and author of numerous books and articles on immigration, will present "The Economics of Integration" at 8 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Building auditorium.  Considered the most prominent U.S. economist in the field of immigration, he will address the economic impact of immigration on the economy and will speak about his most recent book, "Heavens Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy."

Wednesday, September 18, David Horowitz, a conservative activist, writer and publisher of the online magazine, "Frontpagemagazine.com," will appear with Hamilton history professor Maurice Isserman in a forum titled, "Can the Left and the Right Find Anything to Agree About the Sixties?"  Horowitz's books include "Destructive Generation, Second Thoughts about the Sixties" and "Radical Son."  Isserman is co-author of "America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s" and "The Other American: the Life of Michael Harrington."  The forum will be presented in the Kirner-Johnson Building's Red Pitt at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 30, William Julius Wilson, the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, will speak at 8 p.m. in the Hamilton Chapel.  He is the author of numerous publications including "When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor" and "The Bridge over the Racial Divide: Rising Inequality and Coalition Politics."

 

Monday, October 14, Douglas Massey, outgoing president of the American Sociological Association and author of several books including "American Apartheid" and "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration," will present " Mexican Immigration: Consequences of Failed U.S. Policies" at 8 p.m. in the Hamilton Chapel.  Massey will examine how the social and economic fabric of Mexico and the U.S. have been affected by U.S. immigration policies.

 Monday, October 28, Raja Halwani, assistant professor at the Art Institute of Chicago, will address "The Just Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," the subject of his next book.  A philosopher on ethics and political theory, his book titled, "Care, Love, Sex and Virtue Ethics," will be published in 2003. (Location and time to be determined: call 315-859-4451)

Tuesday, November 12, Peter Vogelaar, Executive Director of the Mohawk Valley Refugee Center in Utica, will join a forum with a Bosnian and a Sudanese refugee chaired by Hamilton government professor Alan Cafruny.  Prior to joining the Refugee Center in June, Vogelaar was director of the Joint Relief Ministry, a community-based educational program in Cairo, Egypt, that serves refugees from the Sudan and the Horn of Africa. Cafruny, who serves as board chair for the Refugee Center, is author of  "The Union and the World: The Political Economy of a Common European Foreign Policy."

The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center brings the challenge of real policy issues to faculty, students and the community at large. The center is an active contributor to the college and the community through its speakers series, research projects, surveys and collaborative efforts with community agencies.  For further information, call 315-859-4451 or email scarman@hamilton.edu.

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