{"id":27568,"date":"2017-09-07T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27568"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:37:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T00:37:28","slug":"chancellor-memo-daca-students-supported-resources-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27568","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor Memo: DACA students supported, resources available"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Venkat Reddy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Campus Community,<\/p>\n

The news is filled today with images of DACA students and supporters responding to yesterday\u2019s rescission of the DACA program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of students to pursue higher education in the United States. I am disturbed by the prospect that this action will block some of our finest students from pursuing their dreams and contributing to our nation. In conjunction with the president of the University of Colorado and the other three campus chancellors, I have committed, in an open letter<\/a>, my continued support for these young scholars and called on the Congressional delegation to provide a solution that assures their futures. It is critical that this be done before the DACA program expires on March 5, 2018.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, our responsibility as a university, is to affirm that all of our students, regardless of immigration status, be accorded the opportunity to succeed as students in a supportive and inclusive educational environment. We realize that DACA students face tremendous uncertainty and even hostility from those who believe they should be immediately excluded. In this environment, we will do the following:<\/p>\n