By: David J. Smith, February 16, 2017 A few weeks ago I wrote about my experiences at Northern Virginia Community College working with a group of Yemeni students in the Community College Initiative program (“Supporting Peacebuilders from Conflict Zones,” 1/30/17). The students were featured in an article in today’s print and yesterday’s online edition ofContinueContinue reading “Feature Story on Yemeni Students in U.S., Washington Post, 2/15/17”
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Northampton Community College’s Efforts at Sponsoring a Refugee Family, Inside Higher Education, 2/15/17
By: David J. Smith, February 15, 2017 My colleague Kiki Anastasakos at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA and her colleagues have been making plans to host a refugee family. She incorporated the effort as a service learning project into one of your courses. This is an example of what other community colleges across the U.S.ContinueContinue reading “Northampton Community College’s Efforts at Sponsoring a Refugee Family, Inside Higher Education, 2/15/17”
Executive Order 13769: Travel Ban from Certain Predominately Muslim Countries: World Affairs Council Briefing, 2/13
By: David J. Smith, February 9, 2017 The most significant policy action of the Trump Administration to date has been the implementation of a travel ban from certain predominately Muslim countries. Currently the issue is before the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit). If you are interested in learning about the travel ban and hearingContinueContinue reading “Executive Order 13769: Travel Ban from Certain Predominately Muslim Countries: World Affairs Council Briefing, 2/13”
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