Coming Soon: Please watch this space for an upcoming SHERR Spotlight Series on campus engagement with refugees. Over the next several months we will be spotlighting higher education institutions and resettlement agencies working together in support of refugees through innovations in housing, community-engaged learning, English language and career programs, and educational opportunities.
Teaching English to Adult Refugees Certificate Program – April 2024
This interactive webinar was co-hosted by World Learning and SIT TESOL Center and SHERR and featured the upcoming Teaching English to Adult Refugees Certificate Program. For an overview of the program and to access free language teaching resources shared during the presentation, please click here.
Higher Education Institutions & Opportunities to Promote Refugee Integration – March 2024
This webinar was hosted by SHERR consortium partner, Presidents Alliance for Higher Education and Immigration. It highlighted opportunities for colleges and universities to promote refugee integration through programs and grants offered through the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Current grantees of the Refugee Career Pathways program shared about their experience. Additional resources can be found here.
Higher Education and Refugee Resettlement – Opportunities for Action through SHERR”– February 2024
This webinar was presented jointly with the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC). SHERR panelists gave an overview of the current and aspirational engagement of U.S. colleges and universities in resettlement based on a 2023 needs assessment and shared the project’s resources and engagement pathways. Additional resources: presentation slides
SHERR CoPAs and Resource Hub Launch – January 2024
This informative webinar was hosted by World Learning and served as the kick-off event for the SHERR Communities of Practice and Action, as well as the launch event for the Refugee Resource Hub. Slides from the Kick-Off Event for all four CoPAs are available here.
Campus Engagement in Refugee Resettlement: Perspectives from the SHERR Program – October 2023
This webinar was presented jointly by the U.S. Department of State’s IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) and SHERR (Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement) Program. World Learning is the proud implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State for both IDEAS and SHERR. Additional resources shared during this webinar: key elements of resettlement landscape for higher education
