UC Berkeley's Undocumented Student Program: Holistic Strategies for Undocumented Student Equitable Success across Higher Education

In this essay, Ruben Elias Canedo Sanchez and Meng L. So share the history and development of the Undocumented Student Program at the University of California, Berkeley. In describing the creation of the program, the authors offer reflections on the strategies employed to holistically support undocu...

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Published in:Harvard educational review 2015-09, Vol.85 (3), p.464-477
Main Authors: Sanchez, Ruben Elias Canedo, So, Meng L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Advising
Access to Education
Bills
California
Capacity Building
College Programs
College students
Colleges & universities
Educational Equity (Finance)
Educational Opportunities
Educational Resources
Equal Education
Essays
Family (Sociological Unit)
Higher Education
Holistic Approach
Immigration
Immigration policy
Low Income
Minority Group Students
Minority Groups
Mothers
Noncitizens
Nontraditional Students
Parents
Professional Personnel
State Universities
Student Personnel Services
Success
Undocumented Immigrants
Young Children
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Summary:In this essay, Ruben Elias Canedo Sanchez and Meng L. So share the history and development of the Undocumented Student Program at the University of California, Berkeley. In describing the creation of the program, the authors offer reflections on the strategies employed to holistically support undocumented students' success on campus. By drawing on their experiences as both students and program leaders, they highlight key lessons on how universities can garner institutional resources, build staff capacity, and develop nontraditional allies for undocumented students.
ISSN:0017-8055
1943-5045
DOI:10.17763/0017-8055.85.3.464