Sherman, Texas — Austin College will host Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza as the 2026 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Lecture Speaker. Golash-Boza will deliver her presentation, titled “The Deportation Machine: Who Benefits From Immigration Enforcement, and Why It Persists” on Thursday, September 17 from 11 a.m. – noon in Sherman Hall, Hoxie Thompson Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Golash-Boza is the founder of the Racism, Capitalism, and the Law Lab, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced, and Executive Director of the University of California Washington Center. Across more than 50 academic articles and
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