Categories: In the Media
Categories: In the Media
Published June 10, 2019.
DACA has been key in convincing undocumented young people that pursuing education is worth the investment, and there’s a concern that both high school graduation rates and college enrollment rates among undocumented youth could plummet without it.…
Categories: General Announcements, Newsletters
How to Create Fellowship Programs (For Educational Institutions) This resource shares how educational institutions can create “inclusive” fellowships that are available for all students regardless of immigration status.…
Categories: General Announcements
Published May 20, 2019.
San Diego City College hosted an inaugural conference with workshops, panels, and Q&A sessions focusing on education, empowerment, and awareness of the undocumented community.
Read the full story: City College empowers the community by sharing the undocumented student experience (The Mesa Press)…
Categories: In the Media
Categories: In the Media
Published May 23, 2019.
Iliana Perez, Director of Research and Entrepreneurship, received her PhD in Education Policy, Evaluation and Reform from Claremont Graduate University. There are very few undocumented students in graduate school, and Latinos account for less than 5% of doctorates in the United States.…
Categories: In the Media
Published May 23, 2019.
Luis Rivera, Community Engagement Fellow from 2017 to 2019, becomes one of the two undocumented students accepted into Harvard Medical School this year.
Read the full story: DACA recipient heads to Harvard Medical School (ABC7)…
Categories: California Campus Catalyst Fund, In the Media
Published April 29, 2019.
Sierra College is working towards building undocumented student center and bringing more services for undocumented students on their two campuses, including personalized enrollment assistance, personal, career and academic counseling, financial aid assistance, student engagement center, on-campus food pantry, free legal consultations and more.…
Categories: California Campus Catalyst Fund, In the Media
Published April 25, 2019.
Norma Vizcaino, an Immigrants’ Rising Student Fellow, a DACA recipient and a computer science major, said immigrant students can often feel alone and isolated because it’s difficult to ask for help without feeling like a target.
“The Dreamer Center on campus is so important because students like me have somewhere visible to go to and ask for help and meet people you can trust,” said Vizcaino, a first-generation college student.…
Inclusion & Change Group, Scholar, Staff
"I march in gratitude for educators like Rosa Maria, my ESL teacher from Costa Rica, whom I met in Los Angeles when I was 17," said Marithza. "Her classroom was the only safe place that I had; it was the only place where I felt heard and seen. I left Rosa Maria’s class a year later with a new language, a new community and a commitment to my education."