News

UVA is Open to All Students -- Regardless of Immigration Status

As of June 16, 2020, undergraduate students of all immigration statuses can apply for admission to the University of Virginia. This change in policy is a credit to the hard work of student leaders from undocUVA. Read more about the new policy here, and stay current on undocUVA activism here.

Archives (2016-present)

2020: DREAMers on Grounds Changes Name to undocUVA

For the past two years, student leaders in DREAMers on Grounds have been orking to make our campus and community a more equitable and inclusive space. In Spring 2020, after reflecting on their work for all undocumented and marginalized people, not just DREAMers, the group became undocUVA. DACA@UVa is excited to continue our work with inspirational student leaders. Click here to learn more about the past and the future of undocUVA.

2019: UVa Summer Medical Leadership Program Accepts DACAmented Students

Great news! Enrollment for the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Summer Medical Leadership Program has just opened. SMLP is an intensive, six-week residential summer enrichment program for 30 undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds — including DACA students — who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine. Applicants will be selected from a nationwide pool of applicants.

This program exposes participants to the “real world of medicine” to prepare them for admission to medical school and to assume leadership positions in the medical and biomedical fields. SMLP builds on the success of the previous UVASOM medical academic enrichment programs; Medical Academic Advancement Program (MAAP) and Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP). For more information on the program, please click here. Information provided by DREAMers on Grounds.

2016-2018: In the News

President Sullivan announces support for DACA students, UVAToday, 5 September 2017

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Opinion: Supporting UVa Dreamers, Cavalier Daily, 7 September 2017
200 Protestors Support DREAMers on Grounds, Cavalier Daily, 7 September 2017
DACA Information Session, Cavalier Daily, 30 November 2016
Opinion: UVa Should Support DACA Students, Cavalier Daily, 22 November 2016
Professors and DREAMers write open letter to President Sullivan, Cavalier Daily, 17 November 2016

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Post-Election Fears of Deportation Continue at UVa, Daily Progress, 19 November 2016

DACA at UVa, Roanoke Times, 19 November 2016

UVa Students Rally in Support of DACA, NBC 29 News, 6 September 2017
DREAMers at UVa Hope President Trump Keeps Program, NBC 29 News, 4 September 2017
Immigrants Walk From Charlottesville to RVA In Response to Escalating Threats, NBC 29 News, 24 August 2017
Group, Faculty Attempting to Protect Undocumented Students at UVa, NBC 29 News, 21 Nov. 2016

Events

#DefendiendoDACA — Mayores informaciones e inscripción: https://goo.gl/Jb2p8m

From Dreamers on Grounds:

We need our brothers and sisters, undocumented and not, to step up and demand that we all be recognized and protected. March with us, @VADreamers and partner organizations on August 25-28 from Charlottesville to Richmond to demand dignity, respect and permanent protection for all immigrants. #RiseUpVA

Marcha con @VAdreamers del 25 a 28 de Agosto para exigir dignidad, respeto y protección permanente para todos los inmigrantes. La caminata empezará en #Charlottesville el 25 de agosto y terminara en Richmond el 28 de agosto. ¡Es tiempo de tomar acción! #LevántateVA #DefendiendoDACA
Inscribete: https://goo.gl/Jb2p8m

From Dreamers on Grounds:

Please join us for an information session on November 29, 4-5 pm, in Monroe Hall, room 116. Our invited speakers, Eddie Summers, of The Law Office of Edward Summers PLLC, and David A. Martin, Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law will share their insights and experiences with the DACA program and immigration policy at the federal and local levels. Learn what you can do to help DACA students at UVa.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1785770384996174/