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Empowering Immigrant Talent Through Community Colleges

Laurie Arnston — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:49:11 +0000

Title: Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Community College Services for Immigrant and Refugee Students Source: Upwardly Global Upwardly Global, in collaboration with Lumina Foundation and the National Council for Workforce Education, conducted research focused on the intersection of immigrant inclusion and workforce development. The report highlights the challenges and opportunities in supporting immigrant, refugee, and asylee professionals in the United States in rebuilding ...

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Understanding and Supporting College Students from Immigrant Families

Laurie Arnston — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:19:58 +0000

Title: Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Higher Education: A Data Profile Authors: Jeanne Batalova and Miriam Feldblum Source: Migration Policy Institute Using U.S. Census Bureau data, researchers at the Migration Policy Institute found that students from immigrant families comprised 28 percent of college enrollees in 2018 and 58 percent of the increase in overall college students between 2000 and 2018. The report ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Saira Gonzalez, Michell Hernandez, and Juan Diego Mazuera, University of Florida and Queens University of Charlotte

Laurie Arnston — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:46 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. For Dreamers, the upcoming presidential election feels especially crucial. “It’s just an important thing to ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Martha Paz, University of Texas

Laurie Arnston — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:05:44 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. University of Texas student Martha Paz’s story is not unique. When she was three months ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Carlos Aguilar, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Laurie Arnston — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:30:43 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. Despite attending Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, 28-year-old Carlos Aguilar does not want to be ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Yanet Limon-Amado, Virginia Commonwealth University

Laurie Arnston — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:30:47 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. When Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) senior Yanet Limon-Amado co-founded UndocuRams, a student organization advocating for ...

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The Impact of DACA and Its Impending Status on Recipients

Laurie Arnston — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:00:25 +0000

Title: DACA Recipients’ Livelihoods, Families, and Sense of Security Are at Stake This November Source: Center for American Progress Authors: Tom K. Wong, Sanaa Abrar, Claudia Flores, Tom Jawetz, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Greisa Martinez Rosas, Holly Straut-Eppsteiner, and Philip E. Wolgin In a recent article published by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Tom Wong and collaborators published the results of a ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Gloria Martin, Veronica Galles, and Berenice Zuñiga, College of Southern Nevada

Laurie Arnston — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:00:47 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. Gloria Martin, a freshman at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), worries what will happen ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Rosa Ruvalcaba Serna, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Laurie Arnston — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:00:15 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. Since she was a little girl, Rosa Ruvalcaba Serna dreamed of helping others. The October ...

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The Current Climate for International Students in the United States

ACE — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:09:01 +0000

Episode 04 Brad Farnsworth, ACE’s vice president for global engagement, talks with our podcast hosts about recent trends in international student enrollment, delays in issuing student visas, global partnerships, and whether the Trump administration’s policies and rhetoric are impacting international higher education. Just back from a trip to China, Farnsworth has particular insight into how these trends and policies are playing ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Marco Ortiz Sanchez, University of California, Irvine

Laurie Arnston — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:29:47 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. Growing up in San Diego, Marco Ortiz Sanchez slept in blankets on the floor—his family ...

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Faces of Dreamers: Brayan Montes-Terrazas, Colorado State University

Laurie Arnston — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:20:43 +0000

This is one in a series of posts on individual Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as young children, many of whom are under threat of deportation following the Trump administration’s decision in September 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. Although he was scared to be graduating from Colorado State University (CSU) without a job ...

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