The Emergence of UndocuPh.D.s: Undocumented Students Creating and Documenting the Journey Through Doctoral Education

• In Event: 29.018 - Pathways to Achieving Equal Educational Opportunities for Teachers and College Students of Color

Abstract

While colleges and universities have responded the need to provide access to higher education for undocumented students, graduate institutions have remained on the margins of these discussions and implementation of strategies to open the doors to post­secondary education for this population. Using a LatCrit (Delgado Bernal, 2002; Hernandez­Truyol, Harris & Valdes, 2006; Solórzano & Delgado Bernal, 2001) and Institutional Undocu­Competence frameworks (Valenzuela et al., 2015) this presentation will discuss the emergence and the experiences of three UndocuPhDs: students, researchers­in training, and scholar­advocates who lead research that focuses on the undocumented population in the United States, build the capacity of their own institutions to recruit, enroll and support other undocumented students, and chronicle their journey through these pioneering experiences.

Authors

• Gloria Itzel Montiel, Claremont Graduate University

• Jessica Itzel Valenzuela, Claremont Graduate University

• Iliana Perez, Claremont Graduate University