Laurie Trautman, who was recently appointed as the incoming associate director of Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute, will present a free talk, titled “Temporary Worker, Permanent Alien: Guest Worker Policy in the U.S. and Canada,” at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, in Room 110 of Bond Hall on WWU’s campus.

Trautman is currently completing a doctorate in geography at the University of Oregon.  Her doctoral research examines guest worker policies in Canada and the United States.

The event is hosted by the Border Policy Research Institute.