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TCA '15 Conference
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 22 - 24, 2015

Introductions

What are your 3 main "take-aways" that you want from this session?

1) Better understand
2) Better connect
3) Quick Tips & Resources

Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students

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Murfreesboro, TN Nov 22-25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Access to Higher Education

for Undocumented Students

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tca '15

dr leigh anne touzeau sarah davis bev anderson cyndi sweet eben cathey

Dr. Leigh Anne Touzeau &
Sarah Davis, PSTCC

Cyndi Sweet
Maryville College

Bev Anderson
Knox County Schools

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NACAC '15 materials: http://bit.ly/1Xfm5p2

References: See Resource handout and

Let's look at the handouts:

find this Haikudeck at

http://bit.ly/1PF5yLY

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secrets of strangers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpePTX2lJc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUlPS4fu4c

Observations?

Why try? I don't have access to in-state tuition or $ to pay

I'm afraid my teacher will turn my family into ICE

My father was deported - I'm scared

College rep ; "What's DACA?"

Defend & Survive vs Live & Thrive

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Terminology,
Federal & State Laws, Access

K-12 - Plyer vs Doe - must eduation all for FREE

post-secondary - NO Fed or State Aid

maybe on this slide refer to some definitions?

Difference between undocumented and DACA

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image: istillhaveadream.org

DAR Irish immigrants 19th cent

PAPERS: Yo Sub - 12 denials

Maxine Waters – D-California
"recognize that all people have a right to a decent quality of life"

Creating an underclass from a large group stopped from furthering their education.

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IL - Tuition equity & Scholarships

GA, SC, AL - limits - some ban undocumented from enrolling; some enroll only DACA

11 - state have tuitiy equity or policy - KY being one

TN - Maryville, Aquinas, Carson Newman, Milligan, Vandy, Rhodes, Sewanee, TN Wesleyan

MTSU - $ as Intl student

Western KY U

Centre College

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11.1 Million UD Immigrants
15%
8% of all US children are born to at least one undocumented parent

Challenges

the TN/HOPE & Promise Scholarship game

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Success Stories

Alan - DE barrier

Middle TN - Equal Access to Education

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high school side

Outreach to ELL teachers, students, past grads

Create opportunities for self-disclosure

Revise presentations to include terms: citizens, PRs and undocumented students

Educate faculty & staff that undocumented students can go to college

Create an atmosphere of trust/safe space

Learn about policies & laws

Alan's story--

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college side

Institutional & outside scholarships

Let college know of family's finances

Be transparent

Let families be a part of the process

Align institutional ldrship attitudes with staf & faculty

Advoce for changes

Is messaging for students consistent & coherent?

Identification of ? can it protect students w/o causing issues for institution?

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CULTURAL SIDE

Higher Ed differences in US vs Latin America

Traditional norms for students
Proximity to home
Responsibilities held at home
Make families a PART of the process

FAFSA tips

Community-based orgs

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Adding Community Partners from various sectors:
education/service,
arts/culture,
business

International resources

student focus groups to re-think Adm & Fin Aid process

bilingual staff

TIRRC * AKIN *

Inaugural Latino College & Resources Fair #LATINOCOLLEGEFAIR

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don't give up

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Why do good students have to STOP their educational plans due to lack of access to federal & state aid?

Can we (colleges) earmark portions of money for UDs outside of merit awards?

Do we send unintentional mixed messages ("Hispanic/Latino friendly" but no aid for UDs)

lead into Tuition Equality Bill

Teachers4TuitionEquality

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