Join us for a lecture on the theme “Temporary Migration” by Jeffrey Thielman and Lucy Thames. This lecture will be offered on Zoom, and is part of the Global Migration and Refugees: Applied Research and Practice Seminar, offered by the Department of Sociology.

Jeff Thielman has been President & CEO of the International Institute of New England (IINE) since 2015, leading its mission to support refugees and immigrants through resettlement, education, career advancement, and legal services. Under his leadership, IINE has expanded its reach, reinstated legal services, and grown career programs across the region. He co-founded the Cristo Rey Network, launching schools that now serve 12,000 low-income students in 24 states. Previously, he was a trial attorney and worked in financial services. Earlier, he served as a Jesuit Volunteer in Peru, where he founded the Center for the Working Child, a program for street children that has been replicated in multiple cities. His career focuses on immigrant integration, education, and social impact.

Lucy Thames is the Outreach Project Manager at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), an organization based in the United States and in Mexico that works binationally alongside migrant and immigrant workers to overcome the U..S-Mexico border as a barrier to justice. Lucy has led significant outreach projects to inform migrant and immigrant workers in the agricultural and protein processing industries about their rights at work and to support them in taking action. Prior to joining CDM, Lucy worked with outreach and advocacy teams supporting migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina. Lucy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Specialization in International Migration from El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. 

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology, the Program in International Studies, the KSAS Dean’s Office, and the Hopkins Semester in DC Program.