By RACHEL

Rutgers University- Newark, a large public university in New Jersey located near New York City, is hosting a college fair with helpful information specifically for undocumented students this Saturday, January 30^th! Come hear from local community colleges, learn about scholarship opportunities and the New Jersey DREAM Act, and explore the admissions process at Rutgers University-Newark. Spanish translators will be available.

The following colleges will be at the fair: Rutgers University – Newark, Passaic County Community College, Bergen Community College, Union County College

Saturday, January 30^th, 2016

9:30am – 1:00pm

Ackerson Hall 123

180 University Avenue

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Parking will be available

For more information and to register, visit: UndocuRutgers

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to get more information please contact the event’s organizer Giancarlo Tello at gian006@gmail.com or visit Rutgers University’s admissions page.  Lastly, please consider donating to the Rutgers Undocumented Student Resource Fund.

Rachel is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Sciences and Comparative Education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. She has worked closely with undocumented youth activists in several states, the Bhutanese refugee community and LGBT community in Oakland, California. Rachel taught in two public high schools in Okinawa, Japan for two years and has worked in the community college and higher education sector for Bunker Hill Community College, MassBay Community College, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Achieving the Dream, and Jobs for the Future. She received her Masters in Higher Education from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and her Bachelors in Philosophy from the University of Chicago.

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