Nolan Publishes Article on Origins of MS-13
In detailing the rise of MS-13, Professor Nolan details the links between the Salvadoran civil war, deportations from the US, aggressive policing in the U.S. and El Salvador, and the rise of the gang.
Nolan’s Class on Deportation Featured in BU Today
“I want them to question the notion of the United States as a ‘nation of immigrants’…after we have deported over 56 million people since the beginning of the 20th century.”
Nolan Leads Book Talk on Our Time is Now
Professor Nolan and author Julie Gibbings discussed the key findings of the book, what motivated Gibbings’ research and the history of race and Latino-Mayan conflict in the region.
Nolan Reviews Book on Child Separation in the U.S.
“Taking children is a crime of long standing in America. It is not a recent mutation, a freak accident on which we can easily turn the page.”
Nolan Publishes Article on Guatemalan Child Migration
“History of Guatemalan child refugees is completely absent in U.S. discussions of why Guatemalan children are arriving at our border, and the crimes now underway in the U.S. migration system.”
Nolan Named Contributing Editor for Harper’s Magazine
Prof. Nolan will serve in the role starting with the October edition of Harper’s Magazine, the oldest general-interest monthly in America.
BtH: Why Global Studies Matters Right Now
During a special online edition of Beyond the Headlines (BtH), panelists discuss why global studies is so important today.
Nolan’s Research Triggers Democracy Now! Report on Translation Crisis
Rachel Nolan’s report on the translation crisis at the U.S. Border inspired a news report on the subject on Democracy Now!.
Nolan Interviews Cristian Padilla Romero in The New Yorker
Prof. Rachel Nolan interviewed Cristian Padilla Romero — a Yale PhD student whose mother is recovering from Stage IV cancer while being held at an ICE detention center.
Nolan Gives Talk at Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies
Prof. Rachel Nolan gave a talk entitled “Adoptions as a Form of Political Violence: Guatemala 1982-1986.”
Nolan Moderates Panel at Symposium on Narrative Journalism
Prof. Rachel Nolan moderated a panel as part of a symposium on “Uncertain States: Narrative Journalism and Its Limits.”
Pardee School Hosts 2019 Alumni Weekend Panel
The Pardee School welcomed alumni back to campus for BU Alumni Weekend and the annual World in Flux panel.
Nolan in AP on Immigrants Taking Sanctuary in Houses of Worship
Prof. Rachel Nolan discusses the threat of fines from the U.S. government levied against immigrants taking sanctuary at houses of worship.