Ellen Camus, with members of a migrant family (photo courtesy of the Corner Institute).
Ellen Calmus, whose organization supports Mexican families that have relatives in America, will give the final Brown Bag talk.
The presentation, “Cross-Border and Mixed-Nationality Families in a Changing World: Potential Benefits, Soaring Costs, Spiraling Risks of Catastrophe,” is slated for Wednesday, May 7, at noon in Williams Center Room S204. It is free and open to the public.
Ms. Calmus, an American scholar and director of the Corner Institute in Mexico, will place the spotlight on the work the non-profit does in Malinalco, Mexico, to provide humanitarian assistance to these Mexican families. She will share the initiatives the organization has developed over the past few years to promote job opportunities and education in rural Mexico.
These efforts aim to support families separated by migration and to prevent dangerous cross-border journeys.
Calmus is a graduate of Harvard and Princeton universities and holds a Master of Public Administration degree in International Relations and Public Policy. She has received Mexico's Quetzalcóatl medal in recognition of her organization’s contributions to supporting rural Mexican families with migrants in the United States.
More information about the Corner Institute is available here.
“The Multifaceted Impacts of Populations Changes” is the theme of the 2024/2025 Brown Bag lecture series. It is hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with support from the Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund through the Fredonia College Foundation. The Faculty Student Association furnishes refreshments.
