International Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship
The International Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship (ICMEC) is a collaborative undertaking involving scholars and researchers from The New School and other New York-area universities (including Columbia University, New York University, City University of New York, and Fordham University), which engages in scholarly research, public policy analysis, and graduate education bearing on international migration, refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers into host societies. In addition, ICMEC hosts conferences, workshops, and community forums at The New School for Social Research to bring together international and area scholars, practitioners and policymakers.
ICMEC also serves as the intellectual and administrative home for The New School's participation in the Committee on Western European Studies.
Committee on Western European Studies
Funded in part by a Title VI grant from the US Department of Education in conjunction with its consortium partners, Columbia University and New York University, the Committee on Western European Studies sponsors lecture series and academic conferences, foreign language teaching workshops, and graduate-level language study. Recent events organized by the committee include "Resolving the European Asylum Crisis", "Europe and the Politicization of Second-Generation Diasporas", a "Culture and the Arts" seminar, and a foreign language teacher training workshop, "From Foreign to Familiar." Other activities include special courses taught each year by visiting consortium faculty; the development of new graduate course offerings; support for the improvement of language instruction; research seminars designed to provide training on use of print, electronic, and other media for specific research areas; and funds for increased library acquisitions. US Department of Education funding provides support each year for two graduate students for coursework and intensive study of a Western European language, as well as support for summer intensive language instruction scholarships. Title VI support for graduate students is administered by the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships.
For more information, contact:
ICMEC Coordinator
65 Fifth Avenue, Room 220
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: 212.229.5399
Fax: 212.989.0504
Email: icmec@newschool.edu
Website: www.newschool.edu/icmec