Immigration and the âCrisisâ at the Border
Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
LECTURE | 7 p.m.
We invite you to join us for the College of Arts and Sciencesâ premier lecture series
â Frontier Forum. This event is presented in partnership with Phi Beta Kappa Honor Societyâs Visiting
Scholar Program and the Judy Genshaft Honors College.
Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program has offered undergraduates
the opportunity to spend time with some of America's most distinguished scholars.
The purpose of the program isâŻto contribute to the intellectual life of the campus
by making possible an exchange of ideas between the visiting scholars and the residentâŻfaculty
and students.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Geraldo Cadava will discuss how immigration policy has changed over time, how the border has evolved and what makes the present situation both similar to and different from earlier moments of crisis.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Professor Cadava is a historian at Northwestern University, contributing writer for The New Yorker, andâŻauthor of âThe Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of An American Political Identity, from Nixon to TrumpââŻ(Ecco, 2020), and âStanding on Common Ground: The Making of a Sunbelt BorderlandââŻ(Harvard, 2013). At present, heâs writing a history of Latinos over the past 500 years, tentatively titled âA Thousand Bridges,â to be published by Crown in 2026. Professor Cadava hosts the podcast Writing Latinos, and is co-editor-in-chief of the online magazine Public Books.
EVENT LOCATION
Judy Genshaft Honors College
12260 ±«Óătv Genshaft Drive
Tampa, FL 33620
LECTURE: Main Level: The Zimmerman Family Foundation Atrium
Join us for a book signing with Geraldo Cadava immediately following the lecture.
PARKING
Guest parking is available in Lots 22A, 22D and 22DE. Please look for signs indicating Frontier Forum Parking.
For more information about guest parking and handicap parking options, please visit the Parking Services website.
DIRECTIONS
From I-275
- Take exit 52, Fletcher Ave/CR-582A head east toward ±«Óătv
- Turn right onto ±«Óătv Genshaft Drive
- Destination will be on the right
From I-75
- Take exit 266, Fletcher Ave and head West on Fletcher for 4.0 miles.
- Turn left onto ±«Óătv Genshaft Dr/±«Óătv Maple Dr
- Destination will be on the right
For reasonable accommodations or questions, please contact CAS RSVP.
Thank you to our partners Visiting Scholar Program The Phi Beta Kappa Society and the ±«Óătv Honors College
