Description from host: NASH’s RRI aims to create welcoming campuses and promote the inclusion of refugees and displaced communities at universities across the U.S. through three goals:
- (1) Raise awareness of a new role that universities can play as co-sponsors and sponsors of refugee students and families;
- (2) Provide technical and coordination support in the form of “train the trainers” programs in partnership with “Every Campus a Refuge” (ECAR) and other such organizations; and
- (3) Advocate for this work with the federal, state, and private sectors, as well as within systems and their alumni networks.
Host/Institute: National Association of System Heads (NASH)
Critical Dates: October 2021 – present.
Links: https://nash.edu/refugee-resettlement-initiative/
Refugee Resettlement Initiative Explainer