May 25, 2024

Dr. Carey Jackson Reflects on Rome

Nineteen undergraduate Honors students (and two Professors) went to the University of Washington Rome Center in the Winter 2024 Quarter to study migration, immigration law and the connections between the U.S. and Italy. The Global Refugee Crisis Program: From Devastation to Diaspora focuses on the lived experience of refugees and asylum seekers as they traverse the extensive journey from their home country to the country of final asylum.

Written by Dr. Jonathan Carey Jackson, the leader of the Honors in Rome study aboard in Winter 2024 and a professor in the Department of Medicine, this piece speaks to the power of interdisciplinary learning and place-based learning.