Tag: undocumented students
Higher Education Leaders Urge Congress to Protect DACA Students
Nearly two dozen college and university leaders involved in the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration signed a letter to the U.S. Senate...
After a Decade of DACA, Undocumented Young People’s Fate Still Hangs...
On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama announced the creation of a revolutionary new program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to...
Virginia Lawmakers Divert Funds for Undocumented Students to State HBCUs
This week, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed a two-year budget that includes a measure to redirect $10 million to five historically Black colleges...
UW-Madison Student Government Seeks In-State Tuition Rates for Undocumented Students
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM), the official student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), recently passed legislation that aims to secure in-state...
Tennessee Nonprofit Raises Over $2 Million for Undocumented College Students
In less than a month, a nonprofit organization in Tennessee raised more than $2 million to cover college tuition costs for undocumented students in...
D.C. Council Proposes College Funding for Undocumented Students
Several Washington D.C. Council members recently proposed a new bill to allocate college funding for undocumented high school students in the district.
If passed, the...
Higher Education Leaders Rally to Advocate for Undocumented Students Under Trump...
Immediately after the election of President Donald Trump — a candidate whom many perceived as openly hostile to the U.S. immigrant community — higher...
Small Changes Add Up: Supporting Undocumented Students on Campus
Nearly all college students worry about how they’ll pay for school and what their classmates will think of them. But for undocumented students, these...