How can US institutions of higher education help refugees transition to living and working in the US? To what degree can universities, four-year colleges, and community colleges propel workforce development by assisting refugees with career guidance, credential assessment/recognition, continuing education and technical training?  Can educational pipelines for refugees be developed that reach back to K-12 and give refugee children access to higher education and professional career opportunities?  

Join experts in a roundtable discussion as they discuss these questions (and more).


Roundtable moderator:
Rey Koslowski, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Master of International Affairs Program

Roundtable participants:
Diya Abdo, Professor of English, Guilford College; Founder, Every Campus A Refuge
Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Laura Gonzalez-Murphy, Director, NYS Immigration Policy and Research, New York Department of State
Amy Loyd, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Enayat Nasir, Fulbright Scholar, School of Education, University at Albany
Bernhard Streitwieser, Associate Professor, George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development


1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided to all registrants on the morning of the event.