How to Best Support Students with Temporary Protective Status such as DACA
10:00am -10:50am

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Session Description:

Undocumented students are students who are not U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or “eligible noncitizens.” Each year we consider applications for admission from students living in the United States without documentation. Undocumented students are not eligible for federal or state financial aid. However, there are students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)." As the only Technical Community College in Massachusetts supporting the enhancement of the workforce and as a Hispanic Serving Institution, our faculty, staff, administrators and officers will benefit from learning best practices on how to support all students, especially those at the margins of educational equity.

Presenters:

Gustavo Acosta is a full-time Academic Advisor at STCC since August 2019. Originally from El Salvador, Central America, Gustavo came as an undocumented immigrant in 1980 when he was a university student at the time when the country's military government was facing mounting opposition by broad sectors of the population, including student organizations. Gustavo has worked for immigrant and workers rights, for youth and student development with educational institutions and social service organizations in Los Angeles, New York City, and for the last 25 years in Western Massachusetts. Gustavo holds a Master Degree in Leadership and Management of Non-profit Organizations from Springfield College.

Margalit Tepper, M.S.W. (she/her/hers), She is the Integration Projects Specialist at MIRA Coalition where she works on policy projects relating to immigrant integration and coordinates MIRA’s training offerings. Margalit has worked in refugee resettlement prior to MIRA. She has a Bachelor’s in Human Development from Indiana University and an M.S.W. from Boston College where she focused on working with immigrant and refugee populations.

Webpages for presentation

https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/

https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DACA_Brochure_WEB.pdf

https://www.mass.edu/about/remarks/20161206-BHEMeeting.asp

https://www.uml.edu/thesolutioncenter/financial-aid/Receiving-Aid/Types-Aid/undocumented-students.aspx

https://www.miracoalition.org/our-work/dreamers/

https://www.miracoalition.org/our-work/dreamers/daca-application-assistance-request/