Scholarship and Solidarity: The Role of Graduate Students in Immigrant Rights Advocacy

In an era of heightened attacks on immigrant communities around the world, graduate students are forging alliances across campuses and communities to support immigrant rights. How can students help build sustainable advocacy networks? What role can universities play in genuinely supporting immigrant communities? This panel will examine the strategies Stanford graduate students from various disciplines use to navigate institutional barriers, amplify immigrant voices, and translate scholarship into action.

Panelists

• Sarahí Espinoza, Master’s Student in Education
• Bunmi Fariyike,  Doctoral Student in Medicine
• Paige Hill, Doctoral Student in Political Science
• Swan Htut, Doctoral Student in Sociology
• Sofia Kimball, Doctoral Student in Jurisprudence 
• Maria Zurita, Doctoral Student in Performance Studies

Moderator

• Lisa Weissman-Ward, Associate Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and Lecturer in Law