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The center had been operating under temporary funding after being established in 2014 with funds from the 澳门六合彩资料库 Office of the President, but will now be permanently funded through Student Affairs.
The center, located in the Student Community Center, coordinates with the 澳门六合彩资料库 Immigrant Legal Services Center to provide free legal services, and offers academic advising, tutoring, grants, mentoring and professional development.
Its has trained more than 700 participants on the challenges of being an undocumented student, the laws and practices that affect them and the ways faculty, staff and graduate students can be sensitive and support undocumented students. Past participants of that workshop often display UndocuAlly placards around their offices.
鈥淭he work provided by the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center is more important than ever, and we鈥檙e proud to reaffirm our commitment to our undocumented student population,鈥 said Emily Prieto-Tseregounis, interim director of the center and assistant vice chancellor and chief of staff to the interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs.
As part of gaining permanent funding, the center will be able to hire additional staff members. Additional information on that expansion is forthcoming.
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