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Rebecca Winthrop

Rebecca Winthrop

Director, Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Rebecca Winthrop is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education. She is the former head of education for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid NGO. Her research focuses on education in the developing world, with special attention to fragile states and contexts of armed conflict, forced migration, and violent extremism.



Expertise

International education; humanitarian assistance; forced migration; children's well-being; post-conflict reconstruction; education in emergencies and state fragility

  • Language Fluency:
  • Spanish

Background

Past Positions
Head of education for the International Rescue Committee; Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Steering Group, Minimum Standards Working Group, and Working Group on Education and Fragility; United Nations Humanitarian Aid Reform – Education Advisory Committee; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Safe Schools Advisory Committee; Lecturer at Columbia University and University of Ulster; various positions with civil society and UN agencies advancing education for refugees and migrants

Education

PhD, Columbia University, Teachers College, 2008; MA, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, 2001; BA, Swarthmore College, 1996

"We know from lessons learned in other countries that low enrollment rates -- rather than religious schooling -- present a significant risk factor for conflict, including militant violence."


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioThe Role of Education in the Arab World RevolutionsJune 10, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioEquitable Learning is the True Intent of the Education MDGsSeptember 20, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioBillionaire Pledges: The Innovative Financing We Need?August 20, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioBeyond Madrasas: Assessing the Links Between Education and Militancy in PakistanJune 2010Center for Universal Education Working Papers
Save to My PortfolioFostering African Growth through EducationJune 07, 2010 USAID Africa Regional Education Workshop 2010

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