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“Creating Inclusive Communities Together: Transforming Higher Education Through Refugee Integration” Are you interested in making your campus more inclusive of refugees? Apply to host this training and become a “Mobilizer” for your campus! APPLY HERE  The National Association of System Head’s (NASH) Refugee Resettlement Initiative (RRI) has partnered with Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) to…

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Five Key Takeaways from Creating Inclusive Communities Together: Transforming Higher Education Through Refugee Integration

Have you heard about the free certificate-bearing training, Creating Inclusive Communities Together: Transforming Higher Education Through Refugee Integration? If not, you’ve come to the right place! We recently partnered with Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) to empower faculty, staff, and students at U.S. higher education institutions to support refugee resettlement and integration through an intersectional…

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NASH Partners with Welcoming America to Expand Refugee Resettlement Efforts Across U.S. Higher Education Systems

For Immediate Release: February 14, 2023 NASH Contact: David Belsky; 347-227-0055; dbelsky@goodrebellion.com Welcoming America Contact:  Lola Pak, 470-236-0129; lola@welcomingamerica.org  St. Louis, Missouri – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) today announced a new partnership with Welcoming America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of refugee-inclusive communities. Joined by state government officials, refugee…

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A ‘landmark’ scholarship for refugee students

The measure also required all participants to meet regularly to discuss common challenges and share best practices. There is real value in colleges’ working together on issues of refugee and displaced students, said Colleen Thouez, founder of the Refugee Resettlement Initiative at the National Association of System Heads. Individual Institutions “shouldn’t have to go it…

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200+ Organizations Signal Support for the Welcome Corps, New Service Opportunity for Private Refugee Sponsorship

Washington, D.C. — Today, more than 200 diverse organizations are signaling their support for the Welcome Corps, a new U.S. government community service program that allows everyday Americans to privately sponsor refugees from around the world—representing the boldest innovation in refugee resettlement in more than 40 years, grounded in the generosity and compassion of American communities.

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Western Kentucky University launches Resilient Refugee Program to support displaced students

The Resilient Refugee Program was awarded a grant from the National Association of System Heads, or NASH, to kick off its work. NASH is a nationwide organization consisting of higher education systems, including the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. NASH’s Catalyst Fund honored WKU’s refugee program due to its potential for success and replication at…

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Our Home Is Your Home

Why can colleges and universities no longer ignore their responsibility to refugees? Globally right now, a record one hundred million people have been forcibly displaced, the most recent surge stemming from the war in Ukraine. The conflict has pushed more than twelve million Ukrainians from their homes since March 2022, both inside and outside Ukrainian…

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