PeopleFest!-Immigrants in MN

Michele Waslin, PhD is the assistant director of the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She is also an adjunct professor at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Waslin has written extensively on immigration policy, has authored multiple book chapters and publications, and has appeared in English and Spanish-language media. Her book, Private Violence: Latin American Women and the Struggle for Asylum, with co-author Carol Cleaveland, was published by NYU Press in October 2024. Prior to joining the IHRC, she was the program coordinator of the Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University. Prior to that, Waslin was a senior policy analyst at the American Immigration Council. Before that, Michele was the manager of the Immigration and the States project at the Pew Charitable Trusts and was director of immigration policy research at UnidosUS (previously the National Council of La Raza). Dr. Waslin holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Creighton University, a master's degree in international relations from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame.