While national headlines focus on shifting borders and low refugee admission rates, the work of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) has moved from the political stage to the local classroom.
On the edge...
A single photo woke up the world to the Syrian refugee crisis: the haunting image of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach.
The tragedy led Pope Francis to call on churches across...
On January 16, in the Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Auditorium, historical comedian Ben Turin presented “1954,” a comedic examination of whether the United States is living in a post-truth era. Turin began by...
Diya Abdo, associate professor of English at Guilford, was awarded the 2019 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. The Ehrlich award was presented by Campus Compact, an organization of over 1,000...
On Monday, Sept. 24, Associate Professor of English Dr. Diya Abdo hosted a talk in Dana Auditorium where she discussed refugee settlement and the refugee communities at Guilford. She spoke about her work...
Popsicle juice dripping on your hands. A soccer ball kicked a little too far to the right. A community of people who you’ve only known for a week, but who feel like close friends.
For many, camp is...
Every Campus a Refuge was represented and recognized by the United Nations at the U.N. Together Campaign Summit in New York on Jan. 9.
The event sought to promote refugee resettlement efforts and the...
Faculty offers panel on Catalonia
At Guilford’s Nov. 29 panel discussion on the Catalan independence movement, faculty discussed the history of Catalonia, current events in Spain and other separatist...
Jilly Campbell, Assistant Copy Editor
• September 29, 2017
18 trainees. Five refugees. One campus.
It’s been a busy week for Every Campus a Refuge to say the least.
On Saturday, Sept. 23, 18 students, staff members, faculty and alumni participated in a...
