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
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Livestream of President Obama’s Student Address at College of Education
Education Building, Room 22
Speaker: President Obama
The Higher Education Collaborative in the College of Education invites you to join us for a livestream of President Barack Obama’s address to University of Illinois students.
“President Obama will offer new thoughts on this moment and what it requires from the American people,” Obama Communications Director Katie Hill said in a statement. “He will expand upon several of the themes from his summer address, including that America is at its best when our democracy is inclusive and our citizens are engaged.”
"He will echo his call to reject the rising strain of authoritarian politics and policies," she said in a statement. "And he will preview arguments he’ll make this fall, specifically that Americans must not fall victim to our own apathy by refusing to do the most fundamental thing demanded of us as citizens: vote."
President Obama will also be accepting the 2018 Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government from the University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA). The award honors the legacy of Douglas, a U.S. senator from 1949 to 1967, who had high standards for ethics in public service.
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Delaney
delaneyj@illinois.edu
Sponsor: Higher Education Collaborative in the College of Education