University Offers to Help Afghan Allies Begin New Lives in Connecticut.
Mark Scheinberg, president of Goodwin University, and Danielle Wilken, president of the University of Bridgeport, a recent edition to the growing Goodwin University system, made a generous offer Thursday to President Biden and the nation. They want to honor “the Afghans who bravely came to our assistance during this long war.”
Scheinberg and Wilken “want to help these friends because they are in particular danger for in the American dream in spite of what has transpired in Afghanistan.” Here is their generous offer to Afghans who face the vengeance of the murderous, triumphantly Taliban:
“In that pursuit, we at the University of Bridgeport are committing the use of an entire dormitory and related apartments for use by Afghan refugees—properly vetted by our military and Department of State–as a springboard to begin a new life in America.”
The school will use its English Language Institute to provide vital English language immersion. Refugees will also “a number of work-based and professional career programs that will help to place these new Americans as quickly as possible so that they remain proudly self-sufficient new Americans.”
This is how America renews itself generation after generation. Rejoice in this generosity. Mark Scheinberg has often brought his dynamic spirit into the public arena for the common good. It is no surprise that he has stepped forward to provide aide—and an example for others.