This resource hub aspires to be a comprehensive central point where campuses and students can find information on graduate and professional school access, retention and success. It is meant to be a living document that will be updated regularly and include any new resources that campuses and organizations develop.
Balancing life as a student and navigating immigration status can be challenging to handle. In this section you can find information on:
Being undocumented is a huge barrier for students. Don't force the students to be the ones to have to advocate for themselves; graduate school is hard enough as it is.
Anonymous Ph.D. student in a Public University in CA
For folks considering having anything to do with the academic industrial complex, this dialogue may support your doing so in as liberatory & as harm-reductionist of a way as possible. Come learn from Dr. Carolina Prado about being a radical feminist BIPOC navigating grad school in the service of our collective transformation.
The Professor Is In answers all your questions about the academic career. Dr. Karen Kelsky and productivity coach Kel Weinhold, with their trademark combination of candor, humor, and compassion (and a healthy dose of critique), tell you the truth about how the academy works, with strategies for reaching your goals while prioritizing your emotional well being.
Grad School Femtoring Podcast provides first-generation BIPOC folks with knowledge about academia to help them prepare for graduate school and beyond. Listen to learn more about grad school and career advice, social justice and activism, wellness and self-care, personal development, productivity tips, first-gen BIPOC experiences, and more!
An informal conversation with fellow doctoral students, Robert P. Robinson and Wendy Barrales, about graduate school experiences. We highlight some ways BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) navigate the so-called Ivory Tower. What does this mean to critically engage and develop our work within an academic institution?
This Prof Life Podcast focuses on Women of Color (WOC) in higher education and empowering their voices. The experience can be enlightening and different at the same time. You will hear the challenges, successes and strategies women use to navigate academia.
A Queer Latinx podcast on navigating academia, relationships & mental health. Hosted by Trans Studies scholar Dr. Jack Caraves & Political graphics scholar and visual artist Dr. Angelica Becerra.
Are you a first-year PhD student trying to figure out how to navigate grad life? Or maybe you're a fifth year looking for the motivation to write out the last chapter of your dissertation? Regardless of where you are or where you want to be, this is the podcast that talks all things grad school!
Journal to process and identify practical ways to decrease stress and anxiety in any situation.
Wellness Support Groups led by trained mental health providers or registered clinicians, are designed to help undocumented people feel less alone and more understood.
Tips for managing the emotional and spiritual well-being of yourself and others.
Mental health report surveying over 600 undocumented youth and adults over the span of 10 months to best understand how our community’s health and wellbeing.
Fact sheet focused on health access for DACA recipients’ access to health care and services.
At All Good Things, Dr. Ramírez offers a wide range of mental health services to individuals and families, mental health providers, and organizations such as individual and group psychotherapy, consulting, trainings/ workshops, and immigration mental health evaluations.
List of mental health resources.
This guide is focused on the experience and knowledge of undocumented graduate students at the University of Houston. The idea behind this guide is to assist undocumented students in navigating the complexity of the system and pinpoint items that may come across during the application process and beyond.
The guide provides mental health providers who wish to work with DACA recipients, or who are currently providing services to them, with introductory content to develop competencies to work with this community.
#GRADBOSS is the ultimate grad school survival guide. #GRADBOSS includes worksheets, templates, workflows, and actionable advice from a millennial who got her PhD in Math and landed her dream job before graduation.
This book is equal parts how-to guide, personal reflection, manifesto, and academic musing, this book gives a culturally resonant perspective that speaks to the unique Latinx graduate student experience.
This is a comprehensive survival guide for grad school that walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job.
The UndocuBlack Network (UBN) is a multigenerational network of currently and formerly undocumented Black people that fosters community, facilitates access to resources, and contributes to transforming the realities of our people, so we are thriving and living our fullest lives.
BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social, and economic justice.
First Gen Empower addresses educational inequity by supporting first-generation, low-income, and undocumented students, as well as their schools and families, with college and career-readiness programming.
MIRA is the largest coalition in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees.
A digital hub and offline network offering the most up-to-date and accessible information and guidance for the undocumented immigrant community.
Information and resources for undocumented immigrants, such as scholarship opportunities, strategies for navigating the educational system, information on how to apply for DACA/Advance Parole, and much more. Most importantly, they provide a sense of community to our diverse group of readers.
Organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.
We are a political home for Latinx and Chicanx people who seek racial, economic, gender, and climate justice. Mijente helps people through campaigns, connects people across a wide network, and serves as a hub for culture, learning, and advocacy.