The Chronicle News Blog: Historical Association Welcomes Bolivian Scholar at Center of Visa Dispute
Washington — A special session on scholars and visa troubles at the annual meeting here of the American Historical Association featured a speaker who wouldn’t have been able to attend last year.
Waskar T. Ari Chachaki, a Bolivian scholar who had been hired by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln but was denied a visa by the Department of Homeland Security, appeared on the panel on Friday to talk about his experience.