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CDU Newsletter January 2024
Immigration Reform to Take Center Stage at CDU President ’ s Breakfast on February 29
The 9th annual CDU President ’ s Breakfast is scheduled to take place in person on Thursday , February 29 at 9 a . m . at Colburn School ’ s Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles .
The topic of the 2024 edition is “ Immigration Reform : A Moral Imperative .” The event is returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2020 .
The panelists for this CDU President ’ s Breakfast will be Nana Gyamfi , Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration , and Efrain Talamantes , Senior Vice President and COO of Health Services at AltaMed along with Sonja F . M . Diaz , Founding Director , UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute . Caitlin Dickerson , a Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning journalist for The Atlantic , will also join the event as the keynote speaker .
“ Immigration reform is a vital component of our societal fabric , and addressing it is a moral necessity ,” said Dr . David Carlisle , CDU President and COO , who will serve as the host and moderator for the discussion . “ Having the event take place in person once again allows the gathering to also serve as a networking opportunity and creates an occasion for all guests to exchange views and ideas on
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