DACA
ACC Board of Trustees approves 2022 federal legislative priorities
Posted on Mon, 01/10/2022 - 5:38pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees endorses the National Legislative Summit (NLS) Community College Federal Legislative Priorities for 2022. ACC’s Congressional delegation will attend the ACCT/AACC National Legislative...
A Message from the President: U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Posted on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 3:30pmJune, 18, 2020 Dear Students, Faculty & Staff, I am writing to you today to share important news with you from our nation’s Supreme Court. This morning, the justices ruled against efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA...
ACC Board of Trustees approves 2020 federal legislative priorities
Posted on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 12:18pmThe Austin Community College District Board of Trustees recently endorsed the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) and Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 2020 federal legislative priorities. Campus Operations and Public...
As DACA decision looms, Texas college students worry about their future
Posted on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 3:12pmAustin American-Statesman: As DACA decision looms, Texas college students worry about their future By Lara Korte View story at statesman.com here Martha Paz left Mexico with her family when she was 3 months old. For most of her life, Paz lived in...
Austin braces for 2020 Supreme Court DACA decision
Posted on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 4:28pmAustin American-Statesman: Austin braces for 2020 Supreme Court DACA decision By : Nancy Flores Armando Sánchez hopes his Plan B never happens. When the 20-year-old talks about it with his parents, he begins to tremble. Sánchez, who is among more...
Equity Advocates Town Hall: Helping DACA students thrive
Posted on Mon, 04/08/2019 - 12:19pmAustin Community College (ACC) hosts an Equity Advocates town hall meeting to explore and discuss issues and resources for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) eligible students 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Riverside Campus,...