Resources for Colleges & Universities

The information contained on this page is directed to faculty/staff and institutions of higher education as a resource for supporting undocumented immigrant students (with or without DACA/TPS). Below are a number of toolkits and guidelines designed to provide step by step directions and general information on creating a supportive campus climate.

• Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration: Updated Checklists for Campuses to Support Dreamers and Other Undocumented Campus Members

• United We Dream – Toolkit for K-12 & Higher Education Educators & Schools

• Immigrant Resource Legal Center – Guidance for Schools

• Immigrants Rising – DACA Toolkit for Educators

• Immigrants Rising – Top 10 ways to support undocumented students

• Penn State Law – Educator’s Toolkit

• Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education – 10 things community colleges educators can do to support education success for undocumented students through DACA

• National Education Association – What's It Like to Be an Undocumented Educator?

• American Federation of Teachers – Protecting our Students 

• Southern Poverty Law Center - Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

• Harvard Graduate School of Education – Supporting Undocumented Students

• California Charter School Association & Stanford Law School – Protecting Undocumented and Vulnerable Students

• The Education Trust (West) – Resources for Educators and Administrators

• American Council on Education – DACA Students, “Sanctuary Campuses” and Institutional or Community Assistance

• I am an Immigrant – Activation Toolkit for Higher Education during Immigrant Heritage Month (June)

• NAFSA – Take Action for Dreamers

If you would like to add undocumented immigrant student (with or without DACA/TPS) resources for colleges and universities to this page, please send an e-mail to:

Lisa Alcorta, Ph.D.

Senior Vice Président for Programs and Operations