By DENISE Teaching virtually in the time of Covid-19 under an explicitly anti-immigrant administration is something I never expected to do in my wildest imagination. I am currently a DACA recipient and middle school educator. DACA has allowed me to obtain… Read More ›
By KATY While drafting some ideas for this post I struggled to think about what advice I could possibly share without sounding too pessimistic or possibly discouraging undocumented students that are interested in applying to graduate school. I tried very… Read More ›
By ALEJANDRA I was in my last year of college when the COVID-19 pandemic started. Just a couple months before this happened, I was so excited to celebrate the accomplishment of finishing college, and I was really looking forward to seeing… Read More ›
The Undocumented Student Services (USS) program at the University of California Santa Barbara is currently hiring a Director who will work directly with students in undocumented and mixed-status families to provide support, counseling, and programming. Among other responsibilities, the Director… Read More ›
The Dream Project is a non-profit organization in Virginia which provides information, resources, and support to immigrant students. They are currently accepting applications for their scholarship program which supports undocumented high school seniors and college students in their pursuit of… Read More ›
The California-Mexico Studies Center, Inc. (CMSC) is accepting applications for their Summer 2021 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program. The program allows eligible DACA beneficiaries who obtain Advance Parole from USCIS to travel abroad as part of one of three 4-week… Read More ›
By ILIANA There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The lack of a comprehensive immigration reform bill has forced millions of undocumented individuals to live and work “in the shadows,” without work authorization, and to pursue work… Read More ›
By DANIELA A growing body of research on undocumented migration explores the production of U.S. immigration policy and enforcement, including its effects on undocumented and mixed-status families (where at least one member is undocumented). Research on the lived experiences of undocumented… Read More ›
By ALEJANDRA Hello everyone! My name is Alejandra and I recently graduated from Tufts University this past May!! Yay! Although this is not my first time on this site (check out my first article where I talked about applying to college),… Read More ›
By ABBY Dear Reader, My name is Ariadna, but many know me as “Abby”. I am an undocumented first-generation student and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient. I currently work as a Certified Medical Assistant. As a Medical Assistant… Read More ›
Katy is currently a doctoral student in American Studies at Yale University. She recently published a chapter titled, “Undocumented Queer Parenting,” as part of the “We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States” book. Her… Read More ›
The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) is now accepting applications for its 2021-2022 fellowship program! The PPFP supports PhD recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. Selected fellows receive “postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty… Read More ›