Global to Local View of the Refugee Crisis

Co-sponsored by the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies, this webinar explores the global refugee crisis and the local connection to communities in Blacksburg and Roanoke. 

Panelists

• Scott Bailey, professor of electrical and computer engineering and leader of the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership.
• Bethany Lackey, executive director of the Roanoke Refugee Partnership. 
• Katherine Randall, Ph.D. candidate in Virginia Tech’s Program in Rhetoric and Writing and a Blacksburg Refugee Partnership volunteer.
• Brett Shadle (moderator and presenter), professor and chair of the Department of History.
• Zohour, Syrian refugee. (Dina Ali serves as translator.)