BU’s New Center on Forced Displacement Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis
“As the global refugee crisis worsens, crossing borders has been met with increasing hostility and stigma, often putting displaced people in perilous positions, after already difficult journeys. (Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis transported about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard under false pretenses, raising legal concerns. The International Rescue Committee has called on the US and European countries […]
Don’t forget Afghan refugees in Pakistan flood response
Following devastating floods, the road to rebuilding for millions in Pakistan will be long and complicated. Yet, the recovery process affords the government a rare opportunity to make life-changing improvements for Afghan refugees on its soil – in addition to its own citizens. To learn more, read Dr. Zaman’s latest op-ed in The New Humanitarian […]
Border Studies Program Offers Chance to Learn about Migrants and Border Wall Firsthand
It’s one thing to study the US/Mexico border, US immigration policy, and the complex challenges facing migrants in the classroom. It’s another kind of learning altogether to travel with BU faculty to the Rio Grande Valley to see the border wall and meet the migrants and the people working with them firsthand. Nine students in […]
BU students experience migration crisis first hand at Texas-Mexico border
A group of Boston University students wanted to tackle issues head on and traveled down to the Texas-Mexico border to witness the immigration crisis themselves as part of the Center on Forced Displacement’s Border Studies Program. Throughout the weeklong trip, held during spring break, students traveled to a variety of locations along the Lower Rio […]