Immigrants Rising

Carrie Evans

Carrie Evans (she/her) co-founded Educators for Fair Consideration (now Immigrants Rising) with Kathy Gin in 2006 and currently serves on Immigrants Rising’s Leadership Council as the Advisory Committee Chair. From 2003-2006, Carrie was the Director of College Counseling at Eastside Prep in East Palo Alto.…

Immigrants Rising Urges U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary to Protect Immigrant Youth

Posted by: Communications on May 22, 2024

Categories: General Announcements, Press Release

Read our statement on the "Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth" hearing.

Solutions for Noncredit Programs: Roadmap from Noncredit to Credit Programs

Learn what opportunities noncredit programs can provide, especially for older undocumented students who want to continue their education.

Implementing EC 76140 After Receiving Board Approval

This section provides the recommended steps to effectively implement Education Code 76140 (EC 76140) after receiving approval from the Board of Trustees.

Thank you, Kathy

Posted by: Communications on March 2, 2023

Categories: General Announcements

We’d like to express our profound gratitude to Kathy for her instrumental contributions to Immigrants Rising.

Defying the odds

Posted by: Communications on December 30, 2022

Categories: General Announcements

If someone had told me this back in 2007, I’d have been utterly incredulous. And yet, here we are!

November 2022 Newsletter

Posted by: Communications on November 30, 2022

Categories: General Announcements

UndocuThrive with/out DACA Webinar Series, resources for philanthropists, educators, and allies seeking to support undocumented students, and more.

Beyond DACA

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We are living in a time of ongoing uncertainty for the immigrant community. Threats of ending DACA and stalled federal immigration policies make us yearn for stability. We will continue to share updates on DACA as we receive them, but we want you to know that we are here for you—with or without DACA.…

Meet our 2022 Pre-Law Fund recipients!

Posted by: Communications on May 24, 2022

Categories: Career Programs, General Announcements, Pre-Law Program

This year, we have selected nine aspiring lawyers to be the recipients of our Pre-Law Fund.

April 2022 Newsletter

Posted by: Communications on April 28, 2022

Categories: General Announcements

Scholarships? Supporting the Black undocumented community? Entrepreneurs who found their spark? It’s all here. Read on to learn more!

Catalyst Fund Spring 2022 Program Offerings

We are excited to continue our technical assistance for CA Catalyst campuses and other higher education institutions during the last semester of our initiative!

This spring, we will be hosting virtual programming to deepen your knowledge and implement promising practices in key areas to build on your efforts to ensure undocumented students thrive on your campus and beyond.…

Madeleine Villanueva

We’re pleased to introduce Madeleine Villanueva, the Catalyst Fund Specialist at Immigrants Rising. Her work focuses on broadening access to higher education for undocumented young people!

So Madeleine, much of our audience is familiar with your work as the Catalyst Fund Specialist, but how have your personal experiences inspired the work that you do?…