Pathways to College for Refugees

Pathways to College for Refugees

We are pleased to welcome our guest Daniel Jacoby, who is Assistant Director of the Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA), affiliated with the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore, MD. Daniel discusses his early experience with helping Afghan refugees gain admission to several Baltimore-area colleges to complete their education after fleeing Afghanistan’s Taliban regime.

Before becoming the Assistant Director of ERICA, Daniel had a career in teaching high school history. He worked in schools in Czechoslovakia, Finland and Israel -- and, for the previous 20 years, in Baltimore.

Topics Discussed:

00:00 Pathways to College

00:00 Introduction

01:03 How it started

04:40 How did colleges react?

06:36 Non-academic needs

08:28 Some stories

10:16 How has this affected you personally?

12:41 What has surprised you?

14:09 How can people help?

16:23 Any final words?

17:32 Thanks to all

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Directions | Cathedral of the Incarnation
• Listening for Clues | On the Journey with Jon and Lauren
• Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA) |

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