AOM Seminar

Seminar Schedule

Diversity, Inclusion, and Accompaniment: Migrants and Refugees in Latin America

Apr 5, 2022 | 12 - 1:30 PM |  Devlin 010

This seminar discusses the profiles and needs of migrants and refugees in three different countries in Latin America. The discussion offers a reflection on the perceptions of host communities regarding the presence of migrants and refugees and practices of hospitality and the challenges of integration.

This seminar will be sponsored by the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Boston College, the Boston College School of Social Work, the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center, and the Office of Global Engagement.

Human Rights in Practice: The Tension between Policy and Practices of Accompaniment

Apr 6, 2022 | 12 - 1:30 PM |  McElroy Commons, 237 Conference Room

This seminar discusses the challenges migrants and asylum seekers face in accessing different regularization forms in reception countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica. The discussion offers an opportunity to reflect on the right to asylum and the challenges governments face in integrating these populations in host countries.

This seminar will be sponsored by the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Boston College, the Boston College School of Social Work, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, and the Office of Global Engagement.

The Need for Interdisciplinarity: Accompanying Migrants and Refugees in Latin America

April 7, 2022 |  12 - 1:30 PM | McElroy Commons, 237 Conference Room

This seminar discusses the need to think collaboratively and across multiple disciplines when accompanying migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Latin America. The discussion offers an opportunity to reflect on the rights to asylum and the challenges governments face in integrating these populations in host countries.

This seminar will be sponsored by the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Boston College, the Boston College School of Social Work, and the Office of Global Engagement.