A Forum on Immigration Policy and the Future of Public Education
October 7, 2025
11:30 a.m.-1:00 pm
The Fall 2025 Forum from The Forum on the Future of Public Education will highlight immigration and education policy in the U.S., as well as how the changing federal landscape has shaped K-12 higher education policy in Illinois.
University of Illinois Foundation | Philanthropy Center
303 St. Mary's Road, Champaign
Parking available in the SE lot of State Farm Center via the Fourth Street entrance.
Keynote Speaker
Sophia Rodriguez, New York University, Sociologist of Education
University Speakers
Gioconda Guerra Pérez, Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Designee
Gabriel Rodriguez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Mirelsie Velázquez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor, Latina/Latino Studies & Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
RSVP by September 26! |
Local Labor Markets and Human Capital Investments by Russell Weinstein, Assistant Professor, UIUC Labor Employment Relations and Economics
Education building, Room 333
Event Type: Lecture
This paper studies whether human capital investments are based on local rather than national demand, using three shocks with differential local effects: the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and the shock making Delaware a financial headquarters. Event-study analyses show universities more exposed to sectoral shocks experience greater changes in sector-relevant majors. Using students' home and university locations and nearest-neighbor matching, this paper develops a test for whether information frictions explain this local elasticity, separately from migration frictions. Information frictions do not appear to explain the result. Findings are consistent with migration frictions, implying encouraging investments based on national demand may increase mismatch.
Contact: Jennifer Delaney
delaneyj@illinois.edu
Sponsor: Higher Education Collaborative