Drake University Law School announced it will launch a refugee clinical program this spring as an addition to its current legal assistance programs at the Drake Legal Clinic. Law students will have the opportunity for experiential learning by providing pro bono legal representation to noncitizens in their applications for asylum before the U.S. government. Suzan Pritchett, director of Clinics and Experiential Education and an experienced attorney in immigration and international human rights law, will direct the new clinic. The Refugee Clinic is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. The First Unitarian Church of Des Moines also contributed a substantial gift of $10,000 in support of the new clinic. Five students have been accepted as student attorneys for the Refugee Clinic in its inaugural semester. The clinic will receive client referrals from non-profit organizations across the state of Iowa.