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University of Akron Forum Focuses on Immigration Challenges

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Audience for Open Forum

An open forum on immigration drew an audience of about 200 Friday at the

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President Matthew Wilson, and professor Elizabeth Knowles

University President Matt Wilson says he put the forum together to give people with questions about a way to get accurate answers. 

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University of Akron graduate student Ben Clark

The university’s law school includes the and its head, Dr. Elizabeth Knowles was on hand. Ben Clark, a UA grad student in engineering, called that ‘a good thing.’  “The fact that there was an expert on the immigration stuff is a main reason I came here: to hear what the expert says. I have some Iranian lab mates, there are a lot of Iranian students here. So I was actually looking to see how it affects them.”

Wilson says more forums will be held in the future as immigration policy changes continue to unfold.