According to one estimate, the global refugee population has more than doubled over the past decade to 26 million. Professor Keith Watenpaugh, director of the Human Rights Studies program at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis, leads an innovative project to help refugee students start or continue their university education — even as they are displaced and on the move.
In this episode of The Backdrop, Watenpaugh discusses the Article 26 Backpack project, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis’ Human Rights Studies program and his rethinking of the history of humanitarianism.
The Backdrop podcast is a monthly interview program featuring conversations with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis scholars and researchers working in the social sciences, humanities, arts and culture. It is available free, on demand at , , , , and . The Backdrop is hosted by public radio veteran Soterios Johnson.
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Media Contacts:
- Keith Watenpaugh, Human Rights Studies, 530-574-0815, kwatenpaugh@ucdavis.edu
- Bonnie Shea, Global Affairs, 530-752-7699, bshea@ucdavis.edu
- Soterios Johnson, 530-454-5956, sojohnson@ucdavis.edu