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Human Migration

We live in a globalized and interconnected world. The movement of people around the world, from immigration and international travel to forced displacement and trafficking, impacts societies, their economies and politics, and their cultures and histories everywhere.

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Data is clear that immigrants don’t increase crime in the United States, expert says
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Trump’s planned mass deportations may trigger hard, complex economic consequences
12.04.24

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05.28.24

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Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist.
03.19.24

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Thinking Allowed: Traditionalism and Russian Orthodox Converts
02.01.24

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MFA Debuts First Judaica Gallery in New England
12.14.23

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Words as weapons: How the Israel-Hamas war also turned language into a battleground
12.14.23

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Dynamic and Playful London: Community Development and Social Change

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Jelena Golubović

Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and International Affairs

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Why allowing more migrants into the US could boost the economy
05.31.23

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How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived
11.01.22

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10.25.22

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Did Ron DeSantis violate human trafficking laws by sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard?
09.20.22

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Ukraine-Russia war shows EU’s hypocritical stance on refugees
09.15.22

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For Ukrainians abroad, war has also meant a flowering of identity
08.09.22

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Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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At war’s end, will Ukrainian refugees come home–or thrive elsewhere?
04.11.22

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Give refugees dignity, wherever they are
04.05.22

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As the West opens its doors to Ukraine, millions more refugees suffer around the world
03.30.22

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Why aren’t all war refugees treated like those from Ukraine?
03.25.22

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