Lowering the Cost Barrier to Higher Education for Undocumented Students: A Promising University-level Intervention |
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| Authors: | Andrew Thangasamy Deborah Horan |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Political Science, Metropolitan State University of Denver;2. Department of Teacher Education, Metropolitan State University of Denver |
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| Abstract: | Undocumented students, many of Hispanic origin, face among the strictest cost barriers to higher education in the United States. Lack of legal status excludes them from most state and all federal financial aid programs. Furthermore, most states require them to pay out-of-state tuition rates at publicly supported institutions. In a new direction, boards of trustees at universities in several states have bypassed the legislative process to lower the cost barrier. This policy article evaluates one such university-level innovation. |
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| Keywords: | Access barriers governing boards higher education tuition rates undocumented immigrants |
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