09/23/2024
Join current and former international or foreign-born collegiate student-athletes for an hour-long webinar on Monday, September 30th at 12pm EST to learn about their involvement in sports, playing sports at the collegiate level, coming to the United States, contributions and accomplishments on and off the field, and future goals and plans.
To learn more about the event and to register, click here: https://iir.gmu.edu/events/16253
07/26/2024
The Refugee Olympic Team, which debuted at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, gives refugee athletes who face war or political persecution a place to compete. This year, 36 athletes will join the Refugee Olympic team, participating in 14 sports, and representing 11 countries from around the world. More than two-fifths (42%) of refugee Olympic athletes were born in Iran followed by Syria (14%), Afghanistan (11%), Cuba (6%), Eritrea (6%), Ethiopia (6%), Sudan (6%) and four other countries (i.e., Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Venezuela). Read about the Refugee Olympic Team here: bit.ly/3LvH7SS
07/26/2024
Nearly 1/3 of foreign-born Olympic athletes on Team USA were born in Europe and 1/5 were born in Africa. Similarly, 1 out of 5 foreign-born Olympic athletes on Team USA were born in countries in Asia. Read about Team USA here: http://bit.ly/3LvH7SS
07/26/2024
The 2024 Olympics officially kick off today. Of the 500+ delegation of Olympic athletes from the United States, approximately 4% are foreign-born and another 7% are children of immigrant parent(s). Read about Team USA here: bit.ly/3LvH7SS
06/17/2024
On June 18th, the IIR is hosting a webinar with the Seattle Spartans, a women’s professional tackle football team and internationally-recognized athlete, Danielle Pelham. Listen in as they share their experiences playing professional sports and how they seek to inspire and empower the next generation of athletes. To register for the event, visit: iir.gmu.edu/events/15889
11/28/2022
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Jileu Lin around Genomics, Social Networks and Health Disparities!
As part of our Colloquium series, NIH's Dr. Lin will be joining us on Zoom this Wednesday, November 30th at 1:00pm EST.
There's still time to register! Click below: https://gmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvc-uorD0oGtRDvTmKTgYgh4N-ccBGUruh
10/11/2022
2022 National Service and Civic Engagement Research Grants
AmeriCorps completed the 2022 National Service and Civic Engagement Funding Opportunity, resulting in 21 awards to universities based in 16 states and territories across the nation. These grants, totaling $3.7 million will support research of civic engagement, social cohesion, volunteering and natio...
10/06/2022
Don't forget to register for the 5th Annual New American Voices Award Ceremony on October 13th at 7:30pm!
This ceremony is part of the festival from October 12th-15th
https://iir.gmu.edu/events/13964
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-new-american-voices-award-ceremony-tickets-404891369987?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=remind_me&utm_campaign=remind_me_event&utm_term=5th+Annual+New+American+Voices+Award+Ceremony&aff=ebemrmremindmeemail
5th Annual New American Voices Award Ceremony
Thursday, October 13, 2022 7:30 PM EDT: Join the IIR and Fall for the Book as we hear from the three finalist immigrant writers and celebrate the...
08/30/2022
In its Plyler v Doe decision in 1982, the US Supreme Court extended a free, public K-12 education to all students regardless of immigration status. Today, that decision is being challenged.
Learn all about Plyler in our new report and fact sheet by IIR graduate research assistant Amanda Warner. https://iir.gmu.edu/publications/integration