Coastal Carolina University’s Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts and Kimbel Library will co-present “Unmasking the Myths of Immigration: A Roundtable Discussion” on Monday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in CCU’s Parker Atheneum Hall, Alford Ballroom.

Participants include scholarly and community experts from the fields of immigration law, restaurant/hospitality, business, social work, and global engagement. The event is free and open to the public and will also be accessible via Zoom.

The purpose of the roundtable discussion is to facilitate audience understanding of immigration policies and dispel falsified notions, said Gary Schmidt, Edwards College director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and community engagement and professor of German.

Participants in the discussion include Schmidt, co-moderator; John Doering-White, assistant professor of social work and anthropology, University of South Carolina; Jimmy Gray, director of government affairs, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce; Donusia Lipinski, co-moderator and CEO of Myrtle Beach Immigration Law Office; Carlos Loredo, Myrtle Beach restaurant manager; and Carrie Taylor, director of international student and scholar services in CCU’s Center for Global Engagement.

For more information, contact Schmidt at 843-349-2741 or gschmidt@coastal.edu.