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· According to Education Dive, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is predicted to reach the Supreme Court soon after a federal appeals court denied the Trump administration permission to immediately shut it down.
· How are colleges supporting DACA students? What can be done to support this program?
· Here's more on DACA and DACA students.
The Trump administration's efforts to end DACA have been met with strong opposition from many within higher education, with some colleges creating or expanding services to help affected students navigate uncertain futures and succeed on campus.
A number of colleges have been establishing resource centers or developing positions specifically to support undocumented students. The University of Utah, for example, launched its Dream Center to provide individualized mentoring and to increase awareness of the policies affecting DACA students, according to The Hechinger Report. Georgetown University, Harvard University and San Diego State University are among the colleges it said offers similar supports.
Likewise, the University of Maryland hired an administrative coordinator to support undocumented students after student groups demanded more resources for DACA students on campus, The Diamondback, a student-run publication, reported.
Read the full article about DACA and colleges by Natalie Schwartz at Education Dive.