Amanda Rodewald is the Senior Director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a Faculty Director at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. She is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Ornithological Society and serves on the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. EPA. Professor Rodewald’s work integrates ecology, conservation biology, participatory science, and social sciences and has resulted in over 185 scientific publications, more than 70 popular articles, Congressional testimony, and innovative approaches to conserve biodiversity while accommodating social and ecological needs.
Rethinking Migration
Event Overview
Let’s take the politics out of migration and pause to understand why birds and people migrate and what similarities and differences exist between their migration patterns. Let’s also consider what individuals, communities, and policymakers can do to rethink migration and develop sustainable solutions that recognize that we live in an interdependent world. Globally, we need solutions that benefit the planet and humans alike.
This event is co-sponsored by the Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights Program and the Cornell Migrations Initiative.
What You'll Learn
- What migration is, why it happens, and the challenges encountered by migrating people and birds
- How migration is changing globally and the consequences it brings
- Why we need to rethink migration policies from environmental and social perspectives to better support people, birds, and the planet
- What you can do to create welcoming communities for people and birds on the move
Speakers
Marielena Hincapié is a Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School’s Immigration Law and Policy Program. She served as the executive director of the Los Angeles-based National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF) until November 2022. Ms. Hincapié began her tenure at NILC in 2000 as a staff attorney leading the organization’s labor and employment program. During that time, she successfully litigated law reform and impact-litigation cases dealing with the intersection of immigration laws and employment/labor laws.
As an immigrant from Colombia, Ms. Hincapié brings a bilingual and bicultural perspective to her work advancing equity, justice, and democracy. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and is the author of a forthcoming book, Becoming America: A Personal History of A Nation’s Immigration Wars (Flatiron 2026).
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