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GOV425 Human Rights Human Wrongs
IST426: Political Asylum Practicum.
LINK TO: GOV425 & IST426 Course Materials (class members only)
LINK TO: HR-HW Blog
Instructor: Dr. Susan Dicklitch, Ph.D. Professor of Government, Director, the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement
Syllabus: See links above
GOV425: Human Rights Human Wrongs
LOCATION: Harris #236,
DAY & TIME: Wednedays, 1:30 pm
IST426 Political Asylum Practicum
LOCATION: Steinman College Center, Armstrong Room
DAY & TIME: Thursdays at 2 pm
Credit: Two F&M course credits
What is a “well-founded fear of persecution”? Who deserves to live in the U.S.? Students, in teams of two, will work with a political asylum seeker, under the supervision Dr. Dicklitch and Ware Institute community partner PIRC (Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center), a non-profit legal organization based in York, PA. The teams will compile evidence, testimony, detainee affidavits, and a legal brief that will be used in immigration court.