Laura Wagner is the Director of Refugee Student Initiatives at the Presidents' Alliance where she leads mobilization efforts for higher education institutions to expand engagement in refugee resettlement and inclusive access to academic pathways for refugees and displaced students. Previously, Laura was the Senior Program Officer for Integration at Global Refuge where she worked with a national network of refugee resettlement agencies to develop innovative and client-centered programs for refugee integration. Laura’s expertise includes refugee resettlement, education, and integration, program development, and project and grants management. Laura graduated from Bucknell University and earned her Master’s in International Education Development from Teachers’ College, Columbia University.