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Professor Elizabeth Ferris’ meeting with the UN Secretary-General and Expert Advisory Group

Professor Elizabeth Ferris with the UN Secretary-General and 3 other members of the Expert Advisory Group to the new UN High Level Panel on Internal.…

March 20, 2020

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Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer John Moore presents his work from the U.S.-Mexico border and the Australian wildfires.

Photographer John Moore, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the World Press Photo of the Year, visited campus Monday to show images from his recent work on immigration at the U. â€â€¦

March 5, 2020

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“Refugee Policies and the Assault on American Values” By Elizabeth Ferris

I have often been critical of the U.S. government’s policies toward refugees and immigrants, but current policies aren’t just tinkering with a basically sound system. They…

January 31, 2020

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Upcoming Event: Asylum Seeking in the Trump Era. A Conversation with USCIS Officers.

January 21, 2020 4:00 – 5:30 PM Intercultural Center Executive Conference Room, 7th Floor Georgetown University Michael Knowles and Jason Marks will speak about new asylum…

January 18, 2020

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“Refugee Experts Express Hope for Refugee Resettlement in America” By Anne Richard

As the moderator of a panel on “The Future of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy” at the “Current Challenges in Refugee Policy ” conference, I asked a stellar lineup of…

January 10, 2020

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“Humanitarian Implications of Refugee and IDP Return” By Elizabeth Ferris

Earlier this year, Perry World House hosted the workshop ‘Vicious Cycles: Toward a Research Agenda on Return and Repeat Displacement‘. Made possible with support from…

December 30, 2019

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Chloe Schalit (SFS’20), Maggie Taaffe (SFS’21) and Julia Sabik (SFS’21) Combine a Passion for Rowing with Dedication to Global Service

Chloe Schalit, Maggie Taaffe, and Julia Sabik all combine a love of rowing with a dedication to learning in the School of Foreign Service. Schalit and Taaffe began rowing in…

December 30, 2019

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ISIM Professor Elizabeth Ferris has been asked to serve on the UN High Level Panel on Internal Displacement

Professor Elizabeth Ferris has been asked to serve as one of four global experts to advise a newly-constituted UN High Level Panel on Internal Displacement.  This High Level…

December 6, 2019

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Dr. Elizabeth Ferris’ meeting with the International Relations Department of the University of Costa Rica

Dr. Elizabeth Ferris met with a group of faculty and students from the International Relations Department of the University of Costa Rica. They talked about ISIM’s work and…

November 13, 2019

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Upcoming November Events

11/19/19, 9-2:30 pm, HFCS Social Room, Migrant Health in Crises 11/5/19, 10am-12pm, ICC Auditorium, Shared Global Shame: Human Trafficking   11/6/19, 9:30am-5pm, Copley…

November 2, 2019