With the cost of attending Cornell’s endowed colleges approaching $60,000 a year, the DREAM Team, a student organization, is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to the University’s undocumented students.

Amid a year of activism on campus for both racial minorities and undocumented students, more than 200 students gathered Friday to commemorate the  43rd anniversary of the Willard Straight Hall Takeover.

The University presented the Cornell DREAM Team with the 18th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony for the team’s work in raising awareness about the plight of undocumented students.

What does it mean to be an undocumented student at Cornell?

Cornell's efforts to support undocumented students and the DREAM act are commendable and necessary, but the action must continue at a government level.

President David Skorton pledged to search for sources of funding for undocumented students at Cornell at a meeting of the Student Assembly on Thursday.

Due to a recent change in the University’s financial aid policy, many expect that changing allocations will restrict the ability of undocumented students — who are living in the U.S. illegally — to attend Cornell.

Approximately 30 students rallied on Ho Plaza Friday in support of the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.