Interview with Jennifer Erie, Peace Corps Alum, ex-USAID, Author
By O. Abiola Akintola Jennifer Erie, with her memoir The World in My Bones: The Diplomat Queens Made During May 2026, I conducted an interview with Jennifer Erie, who recently released her memoir The...
View ArticleInterview with Dr. Zareen Taj, Educator, Filmmaker, Author, Advocate
By O. Abiola Akintola Dr. Zareen Taj During July 2026, I conducted an interview with Zareen Taj, an instructor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC, where, for full disclosure, I...
View ArticleInterview with Mark Flanigan, Teacher and Resettlement Worker
By O. Abiola Akintola During February 2026, I conducted an interview with Mark Flanigan, a United States Army Veteran, educator, and former National Operations Officer for the International...
View ArticleEU Migration Policy Since 2015: Long-Term Trends Towards Restrictiveness
By: Alex Dawson Beginning with the European migrant crisis and culminating in the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum, European Union migration policy since 2015 has steadily become more restrictive....
View ArticleWhere Is The Voice: A Postcolonial Framework & Feminist Lens On Female...
By: Ashley Gyawali From the middle of the twentieth century to the early gasps of the twenty-first, three cornerstone events in the Nepal-Tibet-Bhutan region occurred: the 1959 Tibetan Uprising in...
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Higher Education in Turbulent Times: Challenges, Resilience, Community...
A Roundtable with Professors from Ukraine By: Ulrich Hewer On Tuesday evening five professors from Kyiv – Mohyla Academy at George Washington University gave us an excellent – and sobering – overview...
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Three Reasons the U.S. Should Prioritize Education in Conflict and Crisis...
By: Giulia McPhersonPeer Reviewed by REAL Members The past few weeks have been devastating for U.S. foreign assistance and we, as advocates, find ourselves back at square one in making the case for...
View ArticleThe Story of C – Refugee Awareness Video
This four-minute refugee awareness video was created by REAL member – MaryAnn Chiu. As a Master’s student at The George Washington University’s International Education Program, MaryAnn had the...
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The Versatility of Schools in Crises: Shelters, Health Centers, & Seedbeds...
By Amina Iman Peer Reviewed By REAL Members This school year, nearly seventy million school-aged children were missing from classrooms due to ongoing conflicts. Instead of returning to school for...
View ArticleDesperate
“Desperate” is a nine-minute documentary produced and directed by Hosai Rasuli and Zahra Rahimi, who were high school seniors at the time of its creation. This documentary features interviews and...
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Ukrainian Universities Responding to War: Displacement and Resilience
By Olga Poliukhovych and Alisa Demina Peer Reviewed By REAL Members We are grateful to our colleagues from the Refugee Educational Advancement Laboratory at the George Washington University for...
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Reflections on the DMV Regional Convening for Refugee Students in Higher...
By MaryAnn Chiu Peer Reviewed by REAL Members The DMV Regional Convening for Refugee Students in Higher Education was a one day convening hosted by The National Association of Higher Education Systems...
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REAL in Action: GWU Welcomes Refugee Youth to a Day of College Mentorship
By Kay A. Izumihara Peer Reviewed by REAL Members On March 27, 2024, Refugee Education Advancement Lab (REAL) and No Lost Generation (NLG) of the George Washington University (GWU) partnered with the...
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Interview With Dr. Koen Leurs, Digital Migration Studies Scholar
By O. Abiola Akintola Peer Reviewed by REAL Members On September 23, 2023, I conducted an email interview with Dr. Koen Leurs, an Associate Professor in Gender, Media and Migration Studies at Utrecht...
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From Celebration to Revelation: How a Weekend Getaway Exposed the Raw...
By: Oummou Diallo, 07/23/2024 Peer Reviewed by REAL Members Disclaimer: This entry contains descriptions of distressing events and mentions a suicide attempt. Reader discretion is advised. What began...
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Mosul: Rising from the Ashes of Conflict: Peace Letters to Nineveh
By: Jacqueline Hatch 03/24/24 Peer Reviewed By REAL Members “In the wake of devastation and conflict, there is a powerful and enduring spirit, rising from the ashes of despair.” These words not only...
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Interview with Lual Mayen, Video Game Designer
By: O. Abiola Akintola 1/12/24 Peer Reviewed by REAL Members Picture of Lual Mayen, Creator of Salaam and Founder of the Lual Mayen Foundation On November 3, 2023, I conducted an email interview with...
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Creating a Safe Space for Children in the West Bank: A Reflection on Teaching...
By: Emily Zanieski 12/2/23 Peer Reviewed by REAL Members “Miss Emily…Miss Emily,” I heard as I started my journey into Nablus’ Old City after spending my day creating lesson plans for my upcoming week...
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In Celebration of World Refugee Day: Centering Afghan Student Voices
By: Jessie Wetherby and Emily Zanieski 6/20/23 Peer reviewed by REAL team members Photo Credit: Dr. Jihae Cha LINK: GSEHD Conference Provides Afghan Students a Platform to Share Their Stories In...
View ArticleThe Next Step in Welcoming Refugees: From Encouragement to Empowerment in...
By: Amina Iman 3/6/23 Peer Reviewed by REAL Members “It is time to honor pledges to help refugee children get an education. It is time to turn the tide.” – Filippo Grandi, Commissioner of the United...
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