Heartland hosts "Voices of Refugees" event

Heartland Community College will host a notable scholar for a free event to explore the stories and impact of refugees.  

Heartland Community College presents “Voices of Refugees” at the Community Commons Building (CCB) room 1406-1407 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22. 

The event features speaker Dr. Wendy Pearlman a historian, author and professor of political science at Northwestern University. Dr. Pearlman has interviewed hundreds of Syrian refugees and shares their stories in two books. We Crossed a Bridge and it Trembled: Voices from Syria and The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora. 

“Voices of Refugees” is funded through Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LASS) Innovation Grant funds established by Heartland. 

Heartland Community College is located at 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal, IL.