Tag: Refugees

Villanova Offers Online Certificate Program to Train Immigrant Advocates

Michele Pistone, a professor of law at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and an immigration lawyer for nearly 30 years, has founded the first university-based online certificate program that trains immigrant advocates to serve migrants and refugees. Six out of 10 migrants confront the immigration system without a lawyer, according to experts and immigration research cited […]

November 11, 2020

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Que-Lam Huynh

Studying issues of ethnic minority identity and marginalization comes naturally to Dr. Que-Lam Huynh, associate professor in the department of psychology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She remembers what it felt like to be an 11-year-old refugee from Vietnam thrust into a new life.

January 29, 2020

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English-Learning Program at UVA Helps International Students, Faculty Gain Confidence

The VISAS program is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, scholars, faculty, staff, employees and family members of the University of Virginia community who want to practice their language literacy or adjust to teaching in the United States through demonstrations, discussions and during office hours.

September 24, 2019

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Group Addresses Incarceration Among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders

Contrary to the stereotype of Asians as the model minority in America, mass incarceration of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California spurred the formation of an organization devoted to addressing the issue.

May 1, 2018

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Southern New Hampshire U. Showing Refugees A New Path

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is paving the way as one of the first American institutions to grant online degrees to students living in refugee camps.

July 10, 2017

Kepler College Program in Rwanda Refugee Camp a Unique Experience

Kepler is a postsecondary educational program first established in Kigali in 2013 by the nonprofit organization Generation Rwanda.

July 14, 2016

Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-torn a Route to U.S.

BOSTON ― Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors ― and their financial aid ― to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted for enrollment. They join a coalition of more than 60 colleges that have […]

May 25, 2016

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Chicago Group Providing Refuge en Route to an Education

A Chicago-based organization is working at helping North Koreans in the United States adapt and earn an education.

May 4, 2016

Journalism Vet Incorporates Syrian Refugee Experience Into Classes

This spring at Rutgers University, the course will pair journalism students with Syrian refugee families who have settled in New Jersey.

January 31, 2016

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