In December, Dr. Hilary Parsons Dick, assistant professor of international studies, ​attended​ the American Anthropological Association Meetings in Washington D.C. to​ present her work on immigration policy as part of a panel called “Professional Divides III: Journalists and Anthropologists in Conversation About Language, Practice and Public Communication,” which featured several prominent journalists and anthropologists. The Panel received Executive Committee Invited Status, the highest ranking a panel can receive at the Meetings.