Tag: Immigrants: Page 16

Faculty & Staff

Black Culture Center Directors Battling Apathy on Campus

The Association of Black Culture Centers says it is at risk of losing its identity in the wake of becoming multicultural centers that might diminish the importance of being African-American.

October 30, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Delta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition Status

Delta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.

October 21, 2012

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The Difference Between “Illegal Immigrants” and “Undocumented Immigrants”

The difference between “illegal immigrants” and “undocmented immigrants.”

October 18, 2012

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Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Paying In-State Tuition Rates Also Get Texas Financial Aid

Illegal immigrants in Texas can now apply for financial aid. Tell us your opinion on this matter.

October 16, 2012

Sports

From Jail to Juris Doctor

James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.

October 10, 2012

Latinx

Setting the Record Straight on Latino Political Participation

Scholars discuss myths over how the surge in Latino population in the U.S. is reflected at the ballot box.

October 1, 2012

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Voting Rights Protection, DREAM Act Raised in Constitution Day Forum

Voter suppression is still an issue, said experts panelists during a Constitution Day discussion held at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C.

September 19, 2012

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Florida Judge Rules for Students in Immigrant-tuition Suit

Students at Florida’s public colleges and universities cannot be charged higher out-of-state tuition simply because their parents are in the U.S. illegally, a federal judge ruled.

September 4, 2012

Community Colleges

Missouri, Kansas Higher Education Leaders Focus on College Access

Amid a federal push to boost college graduation rates, higher education officials from Kansas and Missouri gathered Tuesday to talk about barriers to people entering and completing college.

November 9, 2011

Latinx

Rhode Island Governor Blasted over Undocumented Immigrant Tuition

Some 500 critics of Gov. Lincoln Chafee and a new policy allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Rhode Island’s public colleges rallied Wednesday at the Statehouse, saying he is making the state a “sanctuary” for those who came to the United States illegally.

October 6, 2011

Latinx

Undocumented Students Face Obstacles Even After College

Many undocumented college students, and recent college graduates, have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.

October 3, 2011

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Undocumented Immigrants See Big Jump in Indiana Tuition

Hundreds of college students around Indiana have admitted to being undocumented immigrants and are being forced to pay out-of-state tuition rates that can triple their bills.

September 1, 2011