SFS Stories
Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees
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Summer 2025 Practicum Roundup: M.A. International Migration & Refugees
This summer, the inaugural cohort of the Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees program completed their summer practicum, a required 8 to 10-week internship with a refugee or migration-related organization. Students have the chance to bring their classroom knowledge to the field by getting hands-on experience at migrant shelters, assisting with day-to-day operations,…
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Using Social Media Data to Predict Migration | Massive Data and Displacement
What if social media could predict a migration crisis before it happens? The Massive Data and Displacement (MaDD) project is a collaborative initiative between SFS’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) and the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), led by Professors Katharine Donato, Lisa Singh and Ali Arab. In partnership with the United Nations…
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The New Administration and Migration
SFS Professor Elizabeth Ferris explores Trump’s migration rhetoric and short- and long-term impacts on immigrants, the economy and society.
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From research to results: PROGRESS supports durable solutions for displacement
In 2023, 75M people were internally displaced—twice the global refugee count. A new ISIM-IOM report urges data-driven action and student engagement.