Felecia Russell
Position: Board Member
Dr. Felecia Russell (she/her) is the Director of the Higher Ed Immigration Portal at the Presidents’ Alliance for Higher Education and Immigration and the founder of Embracing Undocumented. She identifies as a Black DACA recipient, scholar, and practitioner. Her research agenda explores the experiences of non-Latinx undocumented students, more specifically Black undocumented students, and the intersections of race and immigration status. Her book, Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education which centers her own educational journey and a qualitative study exploring the experiences of 15 Black undocumented students was released by Routledge earlier this year. Felecia earned her undergraduate degree from Cal Lutheran, her master’s in Public Policy from Pepperdine University, and her doctorate from Temple University.
