a talk by Dr. William Perez
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 6:00pm
at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Dr. William Perez will address the issues and concerned related to
undocumented students in higher education and the impacts of immigration
reform. His talk will involve a combination of his research findings from both
his books - "We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American
Dream" (2009) and "Americans by Heart: Undocumented Latino Students
and the Promise of Higher Eduction" (2011).
Dr. Perez was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, is an Associate Professor of Education at Claremont Graduate University. He earned his BA at Pomona College and his PhD at Stanford University. His research focuses on immigrant students, as well as the academic achievement and Latino higher education access.
The intent of the lecture is to help others understand and learn
about who these students are and what it means to this country that these
students are given an opportunity to not just get an education but also be able
to be legally embraced as citizens of this country.
Co-sponsored by the College of Education, University YMCA,
GOLS, M.E.Ch.A. de UIUC, La Colectiva, Office of Equal Opportunity and Access,
Department of Latina and Latino Studies, The Student Cultural Programming Fee,
and SORF.
