Migration and Refugees

Migration and Refugees

Migration and Refugees

Georgetown University takes a multidisciplinary approach to the issues of migration and refugees.

Students and faculty engage with these issues through research, teaching, and service across campuses and through key resources including the Institute for the Study of International Migration, regionally focused academic centers, the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, and community service organized by the Center for Social Justice. The university’s Washington, D.C., location provides opportunities for partnerships with international organizations and practitioners in the fields of migration and refugees. In keeping with Georgetown’s Jesuit identity and the principle of women and men for others, the university community approaches these issues as ethical and not just academic and policy challenges.

Migration and Refugees Events

Featured News

A medical professional administering a vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine Access and the Intersection of Gender and Displacement

The Center for Global Health Science & Security's Claire Standley contributed a chapter on "COVID-19 vaccine access and the intersection of gender and displacement" in a research handbook published by Edward Elgar Publishing.

Children and adults migrating en masse.

Policy Brief: Children on the Move

Q&A with Gabriella Sanchez, Research Fellow with the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues

An Interview with Stephen Hanmer D’Elía, Research Fellow with the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues

Select Academic Programs

Certificate in International Migration Studies

Certificate in International Migration Studies

This certificate program is offered by the Institute for the Study of International Migration through the School of Continuing Studies. Participants discuss global migration trends, national and local security conditions, and social issues driving contemporary immigration policy and enforcement.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Refugees stand at a Hungarian Railway Station

Institute for the Study of International MigrationGeorgetown Unit

Established in 1998, the Institute for the Study of International Migration is a research institute at the School of Foreign Service applying the best in social science, legal, and policy expertise to the complex and controversial issues raised by international migration.

Upcoming Event

April 30

Spring Symposium 2024: Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Past Event

April 10

On the Front Line of Child Protection: Collaborative Research Fellows in Focus

Past Event

March 21

Whose Story to Tell?

Related

B.S. in Business Administration/M.S. in Foreign Service

B.S. in Foreign Service

B.S. in Foreign Service/M.S. in Foreign Service

Certificate in Arab Studies

Certificate in International Migration Studies

Certificate in Refugees, Migration, and Humanitarian Emergencies

Jesuit Worldwide Learning

M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in Government

Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies Certificate

Arab Studies Journal

Center for Applied Legal Studies

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal

Immigration and Labor Project

M.S. in Foreign Service Internship Opportunity with UNICEF

Magis: Kino Border Immersion

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Middle East Studies - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Amsterdam, Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Apia, Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Brighton, United Kingdom - University of Sussex

Study Abroad in Bristol, United Kingdom - University of Bristol

Study Abroad in Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

Study Abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Norwich, United Kingdom - University of East Anglia

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity - School for International Training

Study Abroad in St. Andrews, United Kingdom - University of St. Andrews

Study Abroad in Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington - Institute for Study Abroad

Hoyas for Immigrant Rights

Students Stopping the Trafficking of People

Rogaia Abusharaf

Sahar Zahida Akhtar

Katherine Benton-Cohen

Jennifer Huang Bouey

Jocelyne Cesari

Yulia Chentsova Dutton

Anna Deeny Morales

Sylvie Durmelat

Elizabeth Ferris

Elżbieta Goździak

Douglas A. Howard

Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza

Noureddine Jebnoun

B. Lindsay Lowell

Christina X. Marea

Anna Maria Mayda

Emily Mendenhall

Nicoletta Pireddu

Michael Reed-Hurtado

Andrew Schoenholtz

Apichai Shipper

Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila

Edilma Yearwood

Center for International and Regional Studies

Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service

Collaborative on Global Children's Issues

Institute for the Study of International Migration

Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor

Building a North American Security Treaty

Q&A with Mara Tissera Luna, Program Manager at the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University

A Child-centered Policy Workshop Amplifies the Voices of Young People with Lived Experience

Q&A with Gabriella Sanchez, Research Fellow with the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University

Q&A with Stephen Hanmer D’Elía, Research Fellow with the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University

Workshop Series Highlights Urgency and Hope on Global Children’s Issues

Faith and the Family: A Reflective Conversation on the Church’s Interaction with Vulnerable Children and Families over Time

Ambassadors from Latin America Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation in IX Summit of the Americas

Georgetown Americas Institute and Americas Forum Conclude First Part in the Crossing Borders Series

Leading Experts on the Northern Triangle Discuss Key Policy Challenges Facing the Region

NSC Official Juan S. Gonzalez Discusses U.S.-Latin American Relations under the Biden Administration

Rodolfo Martinez-Don (L'20)

CALL Program Prepares Students for the Professional World

Indian Ocean Research Rethinks Borders, Leverages Cross-Campus Expertise

Can’t Even Cry: Experts Discuss the Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Children

"Faithful Priorities in a Time of Trump" Recap

Catholic Immigrant Advocates Ask, "Where’s The Horror?"

Borders: An Online Course that Crosses Boundaries

Filmmaker Shares Film on Refugees with Students in Advance of UNHCR Lecture

Global Governance: A Conversation with Father Endashaw Debrework

The Refugee Crisis and Global Governance

Chief Benefits Officer Helps Bring Art to Kenyan Secondary School

Americas Initiative Explores Catholicism in the Region

Georgetown Researchers Offer New Perspective On Urban Refugees

Georgetown and the World Economic Forum

Students Present at the First Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium

SFS-Qatar Examines Development of Gulf Global Cities