Click here to download the EVR template for the Fall Semester/Quarter 1 Term. There are a few minor changes to the current EVR template. We are now asking for the Estimated Cost of Attendance and any aid the scholars are receiving on a term basis versus an annual basis. 

Upload the completed data report file no later than October 1st via this secure Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/VKyS3Qq3s2Xh5hLULYAD 

Starting this school year, we ask that you disburse the full $1,000/year ($500/term) stipend (if applicable) directly to the Scholar – unless the Scholar directs you to apply it toward other costs (e.g., tuition differentials, lab costs, health insurance, etc.).

We want to work with our Partner College Career Services Centers to build, identify and share effective practices in helping DREAMers pursue career opportunities. Towards that end, we are asking each of our Partner College Relationship Managers to designate a Career Services Advisor who can serve as a point of contact for our Scholars. Here is the role description:  

 

The Career Services Advisor (CSA) is familiar with the career opportunities and employment rights for DREAMers with and without DACA/TPS and works with our Scholars to provide relevant career counseling given their immigration status.  

Please fill out this Google Sheet by October 15th to give us the name and contact information for the Career Services Advisor. If you have already provided the name for a CSA, please confirm on the form (Column A) that this person will continue in that role. 

The Senior Program manager for Scholar Programs will play a key role in helping DREAMers succeed in college and launch meaningful careers. We are looking for someone with experience in college success programs and/or career services, with the latter highly desirable. This person will join a highly productive and supportive team that is passionate about meeting the needs of DREAMers.

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Our annual Scholar Survey report, In Their Own Words, details how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of 2,681 Scholars attending Partner Colleges in 17 states and Washington, DC. The report also provides a series of recommendations for legislators, higher education institutions, and business organizations to support undocumented students, and was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education here.

Along with The Presidents’ Alliance, we released a new report, Discouraging and Denying Renewals: An Assessment on the Impact of the July 2020 DHS Memorandum on DACA, which surveyed close to 1,800 DACA recipients to assess the impact of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new DACA policies.

The majority of survey respondents (62 percent) said that the new policies would constitute a “substantial barrier” to renewal.