Professor to lecture on Dreamers; free lunch courtesy of CLAS; Allen Fieldhouse as seen through a GoPro on a trombone

Dreamers and their futures here in the United States have been in the news a lot recently, usually more as a collective than individually, it seems. A University of Kansas professor is planning a lecture about the immigrant group Tuesday evening on campus as part of the new(ish) KU Center for Migration Research’s Migration Lecture Series.

Marta Caminero-Santangelo, professor of English and interim director of KU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, will present “Stories of the Undocumented: Cultural Trauma and American DREAMers” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Commons at Spooner Hall, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd. There’s a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m.

“At this historical moment, it is (sadly) more important than ever to be listening to and talking about these stories that aren’t really getting heard in larger society and that get lost in the immigration debate,” Caminero-Santangelo said, in an announcement from KU.

Caminero-Santangelo has authored and co-authored a number of books and scholarly articles, including her most recent book, “Documenting the Undocumented: Latino/a Narratives and Social Justice in the Era of Operation Gatekeeper,” according to a KU announcement. As part of its Foundation Distinguished Professors initiative, KU recruited professors of sociology Victor Agadjanian and Cecilia Menjívar, who arrived at KU and founded the Center for Migration Research in fall 2015.

Dreamers refers to immigrants affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Barack Obama launched in 2012 to temporarily shield from deportation young people who came to the United States illegally as children.

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CLAS diversity lunches: KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this month launched an inclusion-focused lunchtime meeting series planned for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday through May 3 (except spring break) at Watson Library, 3 West.

First thing to know, there will be free Burrito King. As for what will be discussed, a KU announcement describes the drop-in meetings as “unstructured settings that encourage students to engage with students, staff and faculty from across campus as well as learn about events and opportunities to become involved in efforts to build diverse, equitable and inclusive working and learning environments.”

The CLAS Time lunches were developed by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion within CLAS, which in the fall launched a broader plan to increase diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Trombone’s eye view: For people not prone to motion sickness looking for a new angle on Allen Fieldhouse, Brian Wise, a senior trombone player for the KU basketball band, has a GoPro camera and sometimes posts awesome footage from his instrument on his Instagram account, @bwise42. (Hat tip to The University Daily Kansan, which featured Wise last week.)

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