On Nov. 15, Biola’s student-run club Breaking Chains hosted a documentary screening on the Dressember anti-human trafficking documentary, followed by a Q&A time with Senior Director of Partnerships and Programs Marissa Marx.  The Breaking Chains club exists to prevent human trafficking, defined...

For the first time at Biola University, the Cook School of Intercultural Studies launched digital badge courses, which offer five different badges for all undergraduate students. The program is designed to help students expand their specialized skills.  “We are really trying to set this up to provide...

On Wednesday, the sociology department joined with Voices of Christian Dreamers, an advocacy group for undocumented immigrants, to bring the stories of “Dreamers,” or undocumented immigrants that came to the United States as children, to Biola. The audience heard from a variety of speakers including...

When hearing about human trafficking, it can feel distant, unreal or simply like another horrific statistic in a darkening world. Rarely does it seem to affect those on campus. It became real for many students on March 9. Current student Jane Doe* shared her story of living in human trafficking to raise...

January 2018 was proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. However, many Biolans started awareness campaigns and advocacy for human trafficking prevention prior to the new year and will continue to do so for the rest of the semester. DRESS-WEARING ADVOCATES Last semester,...