The Guilfordian

Education project aims to build brighter future for refugee children

January 6, 2020

On May 12, 2018, a fire swept through apartment G in the Summit-Cone complex, located at the busy intersection of Cone Boulevard and Summit Avenue in Greensboro. Tragically, Emmanuel and Furaha Mugabo, who came to Greensboro as refugees originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, lost their five...

Tags: Bonner Center, Guilford College, Hope Roy Refugee Education Project, immigrant, refugee, Summit-Cone apartments, Susan May

Salvini Decree hindering immigration

Ayesha Tahirkheli, Staff Writer

October 5, 2018

On Monday, Sept. 24, the Italian government issued a strict decree on immigration, calling for tougher standards in order to qualify for humanitarian protection. The decree, also known as the Salvini Decree, was created by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and approved by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte,...

Tags: Elections, Five Star Movement, Italy, Lega Nord, police, populism, refugee, right-wing

US cuts funding for Palestinian refugees

Zain Hameed, Staff Writer

September 14, 2018

On August 31, the Trump administration cut all aid to the UNWRA, a UN agency that provides support and assistance to Palestinian refugees. “We pay the Palestinians hundreds of millions of dollars a year and get no appreciation or respect,” President Donald Trump said in a tweet. This decision...

Tags: Foreign Policy, Israel Palestine conflict, Middle East, palestine, refugee, united states, UNRWA

Guilford College News in Brief

February 23, 2018

WUNC’s “The State of Things” broadcasts at Triad Stage On Tuesday, Feb. 20, North Carolina Public Radio WUNC’s “The State of Things” broadcasted live from Triad Stage in downtown Greensboro. Guilford community members were invited to attend the broadcast for free. The program featured lib...

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Every Campus a Refuge recommended by UN

Diya Abdo signs the UN Together Campaign Action Charter in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018// Photo Courtesy of Mark Von Holden

Kathleen Herbst, Opinion Editor

January 26, 2018

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 alleviation of problems that refugees face, specifically in a college setting. 10 colleges and universities,...

Tags: Diya Abdo, ECAR, Every Campus a Refuge, Hali Kohls, Krista Craven, migrants, refugee, summit, Together Campaign Summit, U.N., U.N. Action Charter, U.S., United Nations, united states

Guilford College News in Brief

December 1, 2017

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 movements currently occurring in Europe. The event featured talks from Associate Professor of Spa...

Tags: alumni, Amnesty International, Associate Professor of English Diya Abdo, Associate Professor of History Phil Slaby, Associate Professor of Spanish Alfonso Abad Mancheño, athletes of color, Catalan independence movement, catalonia, ECAR, Every Campus a Refuge, Greenleaf, health sciences, human rights, intersectionality, LGBTQIA, Liberation Space Training, medical interpreter, multicultural education department, pediatrician, Professor of History Tim Kircher, public health, refugee, Spain, Spanish, student-athlete, Study Abroad, training session, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Frank Boyd, volunteer, Whoosh! Dinner and Discussion with Athletes of Color, Write for Rights

ECAR invites refugees into community

During the fall semester, student volunteers, faculty, and community members created welcoming signs for the newly arrived refugee family.

Christopher Colins, Staff Writer

April 29, 2016

“Important update: Guilford College is now a refuge!” reads the banner on everycampusarefuge.org. Diya Abdo, associate professor of English and founder of Every Campus a Refuge, issued a global call for every college campus to host one refugee family. Whether you are aware of it or not, Guilford...

Tags: Diya Abdo, Every Campus a Refuge, Guilford College, refugee