Faranak Miraftab

If she would agree to come back--was previously a candidate for Asst. Dean but not hired.  Her presentation for that was extraordinarily rich and very well received by students and faculty.  In one of her recent books, she focused on immigration from Mexico, Detroit, and west Africa and the effects on "native" white residents in a small town in Illinois.  She uses this as a way to springboard into commentary about contemporary immigration debates and how different racial/ ethnic groups can work together.