News & Events

The center hosts regular events and convenings throughout the year open to the university community. Each spring, we also welcome students from the Immigration and Migration Studies Micro-Minor as they present their research at an interdisciplinary symposium.


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News from CIMS

Dean Paul Wahlbeck seated on a stage across from Kimberly Morgan, with a Columbian College logo behind them

The Politics of Immigration

In a video conversation with Dean Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science & International Affairs Kimberly Morgan discusses the policies and politics driving the immigration issue.

Two first-year GW students taking a selfie in DC's Chinatown, with neon signs, a painted Chinese gate, and crosswalks visible in the background

Street Smarts: Geography Class Maps D.C.’s Immigrant Identity

In her Migrants in the City Dean’s Seminar, GW's Elizabeth Chacko turns the District into a classroom as students explore people and places shaping urban diversity.

Dean Paul Wahlbeck seated on a stage across from Elizabeth Vaquera, with a Columbian College logo behind them

The Impact of Immigration Status on Wellbeing

Elizabeth Vaquera, director of the GW Cisneros Institute, sat down with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck to discuss the impact of immigration status on an individual’s education and wellbeing.