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Dreamers se encuentran en el Colegio de la Frontera
Dos de estos jóvenes nos comparten sus experiencias al participar de las actividades. Por: Nelly Toche, El Economista ~ 13 Agosto 2017 El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef) celebra sus 35 años de fundación y dentro de las actividades especiales se encuentra el Curso de Verano para Dreamers, esta es ... -
A Judge Is About To Rule Whether Banning Mexican-American Studies Is Constitutional
Arizona Republicans accused teachers of stoking racial discord. But the law they passed in response may violate the Constitution. By: Roque Planas, HuffPost ~ August 8, 2017 TUCSON, Ariz. ― When Sean Arce, former director of Tucson’s banned Mexican-American studies program, took the witness stand in June, the state attorney’s line ... -
Op-Ed: Republicans don't trust higher ed. That's a problem for liberal academics
By: Fredrik deBoer, Los Angeles Times ~ July 24, 2017 Only 36% of Republicans, according to the Pew Research Center, believe colleges and universities have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, versus 58% who say they have a negative effect. Among Democrats, those figures are 72% and 19%, ... -
Mexican-American studies ban back in court
By: Ryan Santistevan, The Republic | azcentral.com ~ July 3, 2017 Seven years ago the Arizona Legislature passed a law banning Tucson public schools' Mexican-American Studies program. The furious debate over House Bill 2281 continues as a lawsuit alleging portions of it were discriminatory is playing out in federal court in Tucson. The trial, ... -
Legal Battle Over In-State Tuition for DACA Students Will Go On; Expectations Low
By: ANTONIA NOORI FARZAN, Phoenix New Times ~ June 28, 2017 The Maricopa County Community College District governing board voted Tuesday night to challenge a recent appeals court decision that deemed DACA recipients in Arizona ineligible for in-state tuition. While the litigation is pending, those students should theoretically be able to keep paying in-state rates. For ... -
Arizona court overturns in-state tuition for 'Dreamers'
By: Anne Ryman and Daniel Gonzalez, AZ Central ~ June 20, 2017 Undocumented students granted protection from deportation under a program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The court ruled that a judge's 2015 decision that young ... -
Demand for UC immigrant student legal services soars as Trump policies sow uncertainty
By: Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, June 19, 2017 Maria Blanco did a double take when the Google alert popped up in her inbox late last week: President Trump had reversed his campaign pledge and decided to continue a federal program temporarily suspending deportations of young people who are in the ... -
Promoviendo la cooperación internacional en educación superior
Por: Jaime Valls Esponda, El Universal ~ Junio 6, 2017 La educación superior sirve como punto de encuentro, donde las fronteras no existen y la colaboración académica funge como un puente que conecta a distintas instituciones del mundo. En este contexto, la semana pasada, una delegación de instituciones de educación ... -
The U.S. and Mexico: Education and understanding
By: Earl Anthony Wayne and Sergio M. Alcocer, The Conversation ~ May 29, 2017 Last week, officials from the U.S. and Mexico revitalized their commitment to fight cross-border smuggling of drugs, arms and money. U.S. officials recognized America’s demand for drugs as “the magnet” that feeds drug smuggling, and Mexico committed to tackle jointly the ... -
Trump Budget Would Slash Student Aid and Research
By: Andrew Kreighbaum, Inside Higher Ed ~ May 24, 2017 The Trump administration released a 2018 budget proposal Tuesday that delivered on expectations for drastic cuts to student aid programs and university-based research while substantially reshaping federal student loan programs. Higher education groups as well as many policy analysts said those ...
