Speaker: Khyati Y. Joshi, PhD
Professor of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Leadership Lynchburg and Genworth invite you to hear a timely presentation on U.S. immigration policy, its history and workforce impact by Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi. 

Please join us and learn from what is certain to be an engaging event discussing where we have been and why we are where we are.
Attendees will walk away with a more complete understanding of issues impacting Lynchburg and our Country.  

Who should attend:
Corporate leaders, administrators, directors, supervisors & HR Leaders  
Local government leaders, Law enforcement, Education leaders, Policy makers,
Attorneys, Healthcare champions and advocates
 
RSVP Details:  There is no charge to attend but space is limited.  Please RSVP by May 10 by emailing info@lynchburgregion.org, calling (434) 845-5966 or online above.

About Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi
Dr. Joshi is a Professor of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Before joining the faculty at Fairleigh Dickinson, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University, where for two years she taught Asian American Studies and Comparative Ethnic Studies. She also taught in the American Studies program at Princeton University.
Professor Joshi earned her doctorate in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She received a Masters in Theological Studies from Candler School of Theology at Emory University and a B.A. in Religion from Emory University. She has co-edited several texts that address the intersection of ethnicity, religion, human migration and social justice, and is currently working on a book manuscript, Building a More Perfect Union: Race and Religion in America. She is a frequent presenter at academic and government policy forums, and provides consultation and professional development expertise to educational institutions on topics related to immigrants in schools, race in education, and religion and public schools.
Dr. Joshi was awarded the Fairleigh Dickinson University Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship in 2014.