Changing the World and Your Campus One Refugee at a Time: Every Campus a Refuge with Dr. Diya Abdo

<p>Looking for&nbsp;an opportunity to make a real difference?&nbsp; Meet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.guilford.edu/profile/abdod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Diya Abdo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.guilford.edu/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guilford College (NC)</a>&nbsp;English Professor and Founder, Director, and President of&nbsp;<em>Every Campus a Refuge (</em><a href="http://everycampusarefuge.net/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ECAR</a>), the nonprofit organization she started which has revolutionized refugee resettlement.&nbsp; By leveraging the sizable resources of college and university systems to host newly arrived refugees at no cost, ECAR offers refugees the potential for a stronger, more dignified landing in the U.S.&nbsp; A second-generation Palestinian refugee born and raised in Jordan, Professor Abdo understands well the challenges faced by those who have been displaced.&nbsp; A recipient of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jmkfund.org/innovation-prize/2021/" target="_blank">J</a><a href="https://www.jmkfund.org/innovation-prize/2021/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://www.jmkfund.org/innovation-prize/2021/" target="_blank">M. Kaplan Fund’s Innovation Prize</a>&nbsp;(2021) for her groundbreaking work with ECAR,&nbsp; Dr. Abdo believes that college communities are uniquely suited to help and that&nbsp;the potential benefit is vast--both for refugees and for the sponsoring institution.&nbsp; "If&nbsp;just 10% of America’s universities hosted one family of average size, that would provide supportive integration to 20,000 refugees over a short few years—and forge a hopeful resettlement model grounded in the practice of radical hospitality," according to Dr. Abdo.&nbsp; &nbsp;Want to learn more?&nbsp; Contact&nbsp;<a href="https://abdod@guilford.edu/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ECAR here</a>&nbsp;and start the conversation about how your campus might get involved.</p> <p><a href="https://baypath.us10