CCMTI: Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin

Spring 2021

Presenters:

  • Becca Schwartz, Resettlement Director, Jewish Social Services of Madison
  • Paul Van Auken, Associate Professor of Sociology, UW-Oshkosh
  • Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Karin Brown, Executive Director & Senior Evaluator, One Earth International Credential Evaluations
  • Omar Mohamed, Resettlement Service Provider, Lutheran Social Services of Milwaukee

This webinar series brings together educators, refugee resettlement service providers, college students with refugee background, scholars, employers, and community members to learn about the barriers and supports that impact the college and career success of Wisconsin residents of refugee background.

The webinars will feature engagement with scholars and practitioners who support higher education for refugees, and the concluding webinar will be a panel discussion with college students with refugee background. After the completion of each webinar, everyone is invited to stay and discuss policy and advocacy to support higher education for immigrants of refugee background in Wisconsin.

Presentations and Resources

May 25

Topic: College students with refugee backgrounds discuss experiences with college and careers.

Presenter: Omar Mohamed, Resettlement Service Provider, Lutheran Social Services of Milwaukee

 

March 30

Topic: Her research and the civic education of refugees.

Presenter: Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

January 26

Topic: Current issues with refugee resettlement in Wisconsin.

Presenter: Becca Schwartz, Resettlement Director, Jewish Social Services of Madison

Refugee 101 Presentation – JSS – 012621

April 27

Topic: Challenges in the recognition of refugees’ educational credentials.

Presenter: Karin Brown, Executive Director & Senior Evaluator, One Earth International Credential Evaluations

Karin Brown Slides

February 23

Topic: His research on refugee resettlement and refugee communities in Wisconsin.

Presenter: Paul Van Auken, Associate Professor of Sociology, UW-Oshkosh

Paul-Van-Aucken-Slides