The University of California today (Sept. 12) sent a letter to the UC community containing guidance for students and other community members who are in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The letter, signed by UC President Janet Napolitano and all 10 UC chancellors, strongly urges DACA recipients whose permits are set to expire between Sept. 5, 2017 and March 5, 2018, to apply for a two-year renewal. Applications for renewal must be completed by October 5, 2017.
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UC provides guidance to DACA recipients on applying for renewal
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UC statement in support of Attorney General Becerra’s lawsuit over DACA
The University of California today (Sept. 11) issued a statement in support of the lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra regarding the DACA program.
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UC to make process of verifying student admissions information more effective
University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Sept. 13) announced the formation of a task force that will review how UC’s nine undergraduate campuses verify academic credentials, such as grades and test scores, that admitted students provide before enrollment.
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Janet Napolitano: Why I'm suing the Trump administration over DACA
Rescinding DACA will harm innocent young people and, by extension, all of us, Napolitano writes.
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University of California Board of Regents files suit to block Trump administration from ending DACA
The University of California Board of Regents filed suit in federal court today (Sept. 8), in a bid to block the Trump administration from terminating DACA.
Los Angeles Times |
UC's chief immigration legal expert urges DACA beneficiaries to stay calm
“If you have DACA rights now, you still have them today. That's the most important thing,” said Maria Blanco, head of the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center.
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... got the T-shirt
Professor (and alum) Glenda Flores wants her first-generation students to know that she’s been there and done that.
Above the Law |
With DACA under attack, Janet Napolitano works to create a new generation of public interest lawyers
How UC empowers the public service champions of the future.
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UC regents affirm support for DACA and Dreamers
University of California Board of Regents Chair George Kieffer, Vice Chair John A. Pérez, and Chair of the Public Engagement and Development Committee Monica Lozano issued the a statement today (September 5) in response to President Trump effectively ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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UC appoints new class of Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Student Fellows
Awardees from each of the 10 campuses will work to promote healthier communities via tobacco control.
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Helping first-generation students thrive
This fall, about 30,000 new UC students will be among the first in their families working to earn a four-year university degree. Learn more about our systemwide effort to support these students by linking them with nearly 900 first-gen faculty mentors, special resources and more.
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UC kicks off systemwide effort to support first-generation students with new report, website
The University of California today (August 23) announced that all 10 UC campuses will join together this fall in a systemwide effort to connect first-generation students with faculty mentors who have walked in their shoes, and to facilitate access to resources to help these students continue to succeed.