Supporting Displaced and Refugee Students in Higher Education: Principles and Best Practices

Higher education in the United States has a long tradition of providing support to and sanctuary for the world’s students. However, the nature and enormity of human displacement in our era is such that America’s universities and colleges are facing a new and unique challenge. In a recent online publication from IIE and University of California Davis, eight authors explore the ways in which American colleges and universities have embraced these shared principles and have committed to making displaced and refugee students part of their campus communities. These students bring with them a host of experiences that demonstrate human resilience, while adding to campus diversity in substantial and meaningful ways.