Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Villanova prepares students to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.


The strength of the Villanova experience comes in part from the University’s welcoming community. All members are bonded together by a shared responsibility to uphold the ideals of Saint Augustine and let the principles of truth, unity and love guide their lives. The Villanova community helps students grow intellectually, professionally and spiritually, and challenges them to reach their full potential.


The University’s rigorous academic experience, rooted in the liberal arts, forms an environment in which students and professors are partners in learning. The Villanova community is dedicated to providing a personalized experience that fosters every student’s intellectual and spiritual well-being. As part of their education, students are encouraged to enrich their own lives by working for those in need. Through academic and service programs, students use their knowledge, skills and compassion to better the world around them.


There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. These colleges are the setting for an experience that develops both the heart and the mind, and creates the atmosphere where students are called to ignite change.


Villanova University is located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Clinical Legal Education Association, Board member, Co-Chair of Committee on Diversity and Equity (2016-present)

Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educacion (CCATE), Board member (2016-present)

Society of American Law Teachers (2015-present)

Philadelphia Family Unity Network, founding member (2013-present)

Legal Advisory Board, Mazzoni Center for LGBT Health and Wellbeing (2010-present)

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (2007-present)

American Immigration Lawyers Association (2007-present)

Professor Barry leads the Farmerworker Legal Aid Clinic at the Charles Widger School of Law, which represents people who are living and working in agricultural and agriculture-related settings throughout Pennsylvania. She's a go-to expert on immigration policy and enforcement. Professor Barry also works in the area of food justice, which advocates for fair working conditions within the food chain and where our food is sourced from, including farms and restaurants. 

Professor Barry was previously a staff attorney at the Nationalities Service Center, specializing in deportation defense for individuals targeted by the criminal system, and from 2007 to 2012 she was also the Immigration Specialist at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

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Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic

Law School Clinical Faculty Ranks Are Slow to Diversify, Study Finds

For 'Abolish ICE' protesters and the targets of their ire, what's next?

A year after ICE arrests at Chesco mushroom farm, how many were actually deported?

After ICE raid at Chesco mushroom farm, anxiety high among immigrant workers

Trump’s immigration crackdown

Professor of Law; Director, Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic; Co-Director, Community Interpreter Internship Program | Charles Widger School of Law

Villanova law professor Caitlin Barry spoke with 6ABC about her efforts to assist a client at Philadelphia International Airport who was caught up in the travel ban.

Assisting those affected by the travel ban (January 2017)

Professor Caitlin Barry discusses President Trump’s executive order on immigration and her representation of people detained at the Philadelphia airport over the weekend.

Caitlin Barry discusses “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States"

“Sanctuary Cities and the Criminalization of Immigrant Communities”
Caitlin Barry, Faculty, Law School

What is a sanctuary city and who does it protect? This session will explore the current reality and possible future of sanctuary city policies, which were born out of a grassroots movement for justice in immigrant communities, both locally and across the country. The movement to end mass deportation builds on the legacy of the civil rights movement and its lessons in resistance to unjust laws.

Sanctuary Cities and the Criminalization of Immigrant Communities

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