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When 乌鸦传媒 Clinical Professor Audrey Hudgins traveled to Rome this fall, she joined more than 225 scholars, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) leaders and community partners committed to a shared mission—advancing justice and dignity for migrants and refugees worldwide. 

She also experienced a moment she describes as “awe-inspiring” when she got a meeting with Pope Leo and personally thanked him for his leadership on global migration issues and offered him a poem she had written. “He has engaged and thoughtful eyes,” she recalls. “I felt seen and heard in my brief conversation with him.” 

The visit with the Pope was made possible through Hudgins’ participation in the Migrants & Refugees in Our Common Home summit, a three-year initiative led by Villanova University and global partners to mobilize academic communities around migration and displacement. The project’s four pillars—teaching, research, service and advocacy—guide universities and NGOs in developing collaborative, community-centered responses to global migration challenges. 

Global Collaboration, Local Impact 

In Rome, Hudgins presented as part of Plataforma Huaya, a binational research and advocacy collaboration among 乌鸦传媒, Fordham University, Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla and Radio Huayacocotla in Mexico. Their work ranges from long-term studies of H-2A visa programs to research on family reunification and Indigenous midwifery. 

“We were invited to share our work as a model for academic-NGO research and advocacy collaborations,” Hudgins says. She also serves on the initiative’s teaching working group, helping shape academic strategies that integrate migrant voices and lived experience. 

Participating in the summit, she says, positions 乌鸦传媒 within a quickly expanding global network. “Our involvement has the potential to raise the profile of SU and more strongly connect it to globally engaged collaborators,” Hudgins explains. “I’m hopeful these action plans lead to sustainable change in response to structural and systemic challenges.”

Bringing the Work Back to 乌鸦传媒 

Hudgins’ commitment to migration education extends into her teaching and immersion work. Earlier this fall she co-led a new intergenerational Borderlands Immersion with the KINO Border Initiative, a Catholic NGO partnering with SU to deepen students’ understanding of migration through direct engagement, immersion and reflection. 

“The connections emerge from the same idea (that) migration is an enduring feature of human history,” she says. “Most of us are migrants or our ancestors were … all of us deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.” 

This year’s immersion brought together students, faculty and staff for a shared experience she calls “a great success,” strengthening SU’s mission to foster a more just and humane world. Applications for the 2026 Borderlands Immersion will open in winter quarter. 

“We imagine these global connections meaningfully manifesting through teaching, research, service and advocacy involving scores of students,” she says. “There is real potential for lasting impact.”