News
Undocumented, DACA Students Brace for Second Trump Term
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Following the 2024 election, student organizations advocating for undocumented Cornellians are preparing for the realities of a second Trump administration.
News
Cornell Law Professors Receive $1.5 Million Grant for DACA Legal Assistance Initiative
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Path2Papers provides affordable legal aid to DACA-eligible individuals and DACA recipients. Prof. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, law, and Prof. Stephen Yale-Loehr, law, received a $1.5 million grant to further the organization’s legal assistance.
Columns
EDITORIAL | The Futile Cycle of DACA Rhetoric
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DACA has been a point of contention for years. Undocumented children, now adults, walk among us at universities like Cornell. But with their status on the line come 2024, many fear being returned to foreign countries full of crime, violence and war.
News
Prof. Monica Cornejo Shares Experiences as an Undocumented Immigrant in Academia
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Prof. Monica Cornejo, communication, who is an undocumented tenure-track faculty member, shared how breaking systemic barriers inspired her journey in academia.
Undocumented Students
Protesters Demand Legal Assistance for Undocumented Students, Call to Cut Ties With ICE in Immigration Rights Rally
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On Monday afternoon, around 40 students rallied for immigrant rights, demanding more legal services for undocumented students and an end to University contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
china
S.A. Debates Ethics of University Partnership With Chinese Universities and ICE
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Last Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting saw six resolutions passed, addressing issues that ranged from the University’s ties to ICE to international collaborations with countries charged with human rights abuses.
BIPOC/Related
Administrative Vacancies Leave Undocumented and DACA Students Without Institutional Support
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Cornell’s undocumented and DACA community has been navigating the coronavirus crisis that has uprooted students’ jobs and futures — without dedicated administrative staff to lean on for support.
law school
Legal Clinics Offer Real World Practice for Cornell Law Students
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To supplement what they learn in the law school classroom with real-life experience, Cornell law students participate in courses, dubbed “clinics,” where students assist real clients with real legal problems.
DREAM Act
Martha Pollack, University Stands in Support of DREAM Act
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President Martha Pollack and the University announced official support for the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 on Monday, according to a University press release.
Cornell DREAM Team
DREAM Team Hosts Training to Help Support Undocumented Students
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Cornell DREAM Team, joined by some Cornell students, staff and faculty, hosted a training session for undocumented students and those part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.