The Refugee Resource Hub is part of the larger Higher Ed Immigration Portal, and is developed under SHERR by our consortium partner, Presidents’ Alliance for Higher Education and Immigration. The Hub is a digital platform that integrates data and resources for higher education institutions to engage with and support refugees in the United States.
Among many other resources, the Hub features Spotlights of campus engagement with refugees around the U.S.:
- Arizona State University: Education for Humanity
- Bard College: enrolling and supporting displaced students and scholars
- BRAVE: Building Refugee Achievement through Vermont Education. The refugee resettlement agency ECDC Multicultural Community Center-Vermont (MCC-VT) leads BRAVE in partnership with several higher education institutions and support organizations.
- The Duolingo University Access Program
- Georgetown University: The Refugee Health Navigator Program
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College: Providing High School Equivalency, English Language and Career Pathway Options to Refugee Students
- International Institute of New England, UMass Boston, and Northeastern University collaborative: Resettle Together Higher Ed program – Transformational Service Learning Curriculum
- Middlebury College’s Jiran: The Arabic Community Action Summer
- Russell Sage College’s Intercultural Café: a welcoming and inclusive environment for practicing English conversation skills. Russell Sage College in Troy, NY is an Every Campus A Refuge chapter and supports refugees in the community in partnership with USRCI Albany and several local resettlement organizations and area higher education institutions.
- The School for International Training and World Learning: The New Vermonter Education Program
- University of Denver and Ethiopian Community Development Council’s African Community Center: The Ready for American Hospitality Program
- The University of Tulsa: A Service Learning Course to Support Students’ Participation in its ECAR Chapter
- The University of Tulsa: Leveraging Unused Housing on Campus and Partnering with Local Resettlement Agencies to House Newcomers
- Washington State University: Health Navigator Program –Pairing Nurses and Newcomers
- Washington University of St. Louis’s EMPOWER: Building Professional Skills & Opportunities for Refugees
The Hub allows you to join a Directory of Practitioners or find someone who works at the intersection of higher education and resettlement.
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Every Campus A Refuge’s newest resource aims to build welcoming infrastructure on campuses and local communities. The AHLAN Manual (ahlan is an Arabic term to express welcome) was created and published by Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR). The guide is sponsored by Welcoming America’s Fund to Foster Belonging and the Refugee Resettlement Initiative of the National Association of System Heads (NASH).
The SHERR Housing Community of Practice and Actionwelcomed the immediate past president of ACUHO-I (Association of Campus Housing Officers International), Dr. Leon McClinton to present about campus engagement with refugees. A conversation with Dr. McClinton as well as with Dr. Diya Abdo of ECAR, Dr. Randy Kluver of Oklahoma State University and Matt Brown of SHERR is featured in ACUHO-I’s Talking Stick online magazine. Be inspired by stories of U.S. campuses that are helping resettle refugees from around the world.
Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2024, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona co-signed a letter addressed to the leadership of U.S. universities and colleges. The letter expresses appreciation to schools who have welcomed refugees on their campuses and encourages deepening the commitment on the part of higher education institutions more broadly to engage with refugees and support resettlement efforts. We hope that this letter will help advance the conversation about higher education engagement in resettlement and bring new partners and commitments to the landscape. Please share with your colleagues and networks and feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions.