Invisible Scholars: Undocumented Students in Higher Education

It is estimated that in the year 2000, approximately 2.5 million undocumented youth under age 18 were living in the U.S. and each year, over 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools. This session will provide an in-depth examination of the challenges facing undocumented students who seek a college degree. The panelists will offer multiple perspectives through the lens of a college student, a former high school teacher, a public school administrator, and a university professor. Participants will gain insight, awareness, and understanding into this complex and controversial social justice issue.

Moderator: Helen Alatorre, Office of Chicano Latino Student Services, LMU
Abel Valenzuela, Ph.D., Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Urban Planning, UCLA
Howard Shorr, High School History Teacher
Paz Maya Oliverez, Ph.D., Higher Education Researcher, LAUSD.
Tam Tran, Student Member, UCLA-IDEAS

University Hall 1000, Ahmanson Auditorium