Out of the more than 70 million displaced people worldwide, only three percent have access to higher education. The Global Education Movement (GEM) is on a mission to change that with the first large-scale initiative of its kind to help refugee learners get bachelor's degrees and create pathways toward employment. Hear from students and the program's executive director, Chrystina Russell, about how GEM's flexible, competency-based model sets graduates up for success and empowerment wherever they are.

Chrystina Russell: A path to higher education and employment for refugees

A path to higher education and employment for refugees

Executive Director of SNHU's Global Education Movement

In a world where 70 million are displaced, only 3% access higher education. GEM aims to change this with degrees for refugees.

GEM's unique model eliminates traditional barriers, offering competency-based degrees tailored to refugees' lives and futures.

Students in GEM thrive, with a 95% graduation rate and 88% employment, proving education's power to transform vulnerable lives.