College & University Presidents Call for U.S. to Uphold and Continue DACA

Story Date: November 21, 2016; download December 1, 2016

 Higher education leaders cite “moral imperative” and “national necessity” in supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

 As of Nov. 30 at 9 a.m. PST, more than 400 college and university presidents from public and private institutions across the U.S. have signed statement offering to meet with U.S. leaders on the issue. Signatories are listed below and the list will be updated on an ongoing basis.

 The presidents are urging business, civic, religious and non- profit sectors to join them in supporting DACA and undocumented immigrant students.  College and university presidents can still sign the statement. For more information, contact [email protected]. Statement in Support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program and our Undocumented Immigrant Students The core mission of higher education is the advancement of knowledge, people, and society. As educational leaders, we are committed to upholding free inquiry and education in our colleges and universities, and to providing the opportunity for all our students to pursue their learning and life goals.

Since the advent of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, we have seen the critical benefits of this program for our students, and the highly positive impacts on our institutions and communities. DACA beneficiaries on our campuses have been exemplary student scholars and student leaders, working across campus and in the community. With DACA, our students and alumni have been able to pursue opportunities in business, education, high tech, and the non-profit sector; they have gone to medical school, law school, and graduate schools in numerous disciplines. They are actively contributing to their local communities and economies.

To our country’s leaders we say that DACA should be upheld, continued, and expanded. We are prepared to meet with you to present our case. This is both a moral imperative and a national necessity. America needs talent – and these students, who have been raised and educated in the United States, are already part of our national community. They represent what is best about America, and as scholars and leaders they are essential to the future.

We call on our colleagues and other leaders across the business, civic, religious, and non-profit sectors to join with us in this urgent matter. Signatures (435) Christine Riordan President Adelphi University

Raymond Crossman President Adler University

Elizabeth Kiss President Agnes Scott College

James Mullen President Allegheny College

Jeff Abernathy President Alma College

Andrea Lee, IHM President Alverno College

Cornelius Kerwin President American University Biddy Martin President Amherst College

Thomas Manley President Antioch College

Michael Crow President Arizona State University

James Lombella President Asnuntuck Community College

Jay Gogue President Auburn University

Paul Pribbenow President Augsburg College

Steven Bahls President Augustana College

Robert Oliver President Augustana University

Marjorie Hass President Austin College

Ronald Slepitza President Avila University

Jon R. Wallace President Azusa Pacific University

Leon Botstein President Bard College

Debora Spar President Barnard College

Clayton Spencer President Bates College

Paul Klotman President and CEO, and Executive Dean Baylor College of Medicine

Scott Bierman President Beloit College

Mariko Silver President Bennington College

Lyle Roelofs President Berea College

Jay Barnes President Bethel University

Harvey Stenger President Binghamton University

Antonio Perez President Borough of Manhattan Community College

William P. Leahy, S.J. President Boston College

Robert A. Brown President Boston University

Clayton Rose President Bowdoin College

Ron Liebowitz President Brandeis University

Michelle J. Anderson President Brooklyn College

J. David Armstrong Jr. President Broward College

Christina Paxson President Brown University Kimberly Cassidy President Bryn Mawr College

John Bravman President Bucknell University

Samia Yaqub Superintendent/President Butte College

Stephen Beal President California College of the Arts

Judie Wexler Interim President California Institute of Integral Studies

Thomas Rosenbaum President California Institute of Technology

Steven Lavine President California Institute of the Arts

Chris Kimball President California Lutheran University

Jeffrey Armstrong President California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Soraya M. Coley President California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Timothy White Chancellor California State University

Horace Mitchell President California State University, Bakersfield

Joseph Castro President California State University, Fresno

Mildred García President California State University, Fullerton

Jane Conoley President California State University, Long Beach

William A. Covino President California State University, Los Angeles

Eduardo M. Ochoa President California State University, Monterey Bay

Dianne Harrison President California State University, Northridge

Robert Nelsen President California State University, Sacramento

Tomas Morales President California State University, San Bernardino

Karen Haynes President California State University, San Marcos

Donald Borden President Camden County College

John Hurley President Canisius College

Wilfredo Nieves President Capital Community College

James Loftus President Cardinal Stritch University

Steven Poskanzer President Carleton College

Subra Suresh President Carnegie Mellon University

Eric Murray President Cascadia College Barbara Snyder President Case Western Reserve University

Susan Pease Interim President Central Connecticut State University

James Gaudino President Central Washington University

Jose Fierro President-Superintendent Cerritos College District

Donald Laackman President Champlain College

Daniele Struppa President Chapman University

David M. Carlisle President & CEO Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Ed Klonoski President Charter Oak State College

John Smarrelli President Christian Brothers University

Eileen Aranda President Claremont Lincoln University

Hiram Chodosh President Claremont McKenna College

David Angel President Clark University

David McInally President Coe College

David Greene President Colby College

Brian Casey President Colgate University

David Wain Coon Superintendent/President College of Marin

Mary Dana Hinton President College of Saint Benedict

W. Taylor Reveley III President College of William & Mary

Sarah Bolton President College of Wooster

Darron Collins President College of the Atlantic

Philip L. Boroughs, S.J. President College of the Holy Cross

Anthony A. Frank President Colorado State University

Lesley Di Mare President Colorado State University-Pueblo

Elizabeth Dinndorf President Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina

Lee Bollinger President Columbia University

Melanie Corn President Columbus College of Art & Design

Meghan Hughes President Community College of Rhode Island

Donald Christian President Concordia University Texas Katherine Bergeron President Connecticut College

Mark E. Ojakian President Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

Laura Sparks President-Elect Cooper Union

Hunter R. Rawlings III Interim President Cornell University

Daniel S. Hendrickson President Creighton University

Yves Salomon-Fernandez President Cumberland County College

Phil Hanlon President Dartmouth College

Carol Quillen President Davidson College

Brian Murphy President De Anza College

Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM President DePaul University

Mark McCoy President DePauw University

Harry Williams President Delaware State University

Adam Weinberg President Denison University

Neil Weissman President Dickinson College

Donna Carroll President Dominican University

Mary Marcy President Dominican University of California

Msgr. Stuart Swetland President Donnelly College

Marty Martin President Drake University

Richard Brodhead President Duke University

Elsa Nunez President Eastern Connecticut State University

Lee Snyder Interim President Eastern Mennonite University

Scott Flanagan President Edgewood College

Carl Strikwerda President Elizabethtown College

Leo M. Lambert President Elon University

Lee Pelton President Emerson College

Claire Sterk President Emory University

David Beyer President Everett Community College

Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. President Fairfield University Jody Spooner President Ferrum College

John Kelly President Florida Atlantic University

Mark B. Rosenberg President Florida International University

Thuy Nguyen President Foothill College

Judy Miner Chancellor Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Joseph M. McShane, S.J. President Fordham University

F. Javier Cevallos President Framingham State University

Daniel Porterfield President Franklin & Marshall College

Thomas Minar President Franklin College

Mark Labberton President Fuller Theological Seminary

Elizabeth Davis President Furman University

Ángel Cabrera President George Mason University

John J. DeGioia President Georgetown University

Janet Morgan Riggs President Gettysburg College

Robert Kenny President Goddard College

James E. Brenneman President Goshen College

Jose Antonio Bowen President Goucher College

Elaine Maimon President Governors State University

Kent Henning President Grand View University

Robert Allen President Green Mountain College

Raynard Kington President Grinnell College

Jane K. Fernandes President Guilford College

David Wippman President Hamilton College

Jonathan Lash President Hampshire College

Drew Faust President Harvard University

Maria Klawe President Harvey Mudd College

Kimberly Benston President Haverford College

John Bassett President Heritage University Jack Bermingham President Highline College

Mark Gearan President Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Lisa Rossbacher President Humboldt State University

Colette Pierce Burnette President & CEO Huston-Tillotson University

Alan Cramb President Illinois Institute of Technology

Michael McRobbie President Indiana University

Steven Leath President Iowa State University

Jonathan Alger President James Madison University

Jeremy Travis President John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

Ronald J. Daniels President Johns Hopkins University

James Troha President Juniata College

Jorge Gonzalez President Kalamazoo College

Betty Vandenbosch President Kaplan University

Dawood Farahi President Kean University

Sean Decatur President Kenyon College

Jorge Díaz-Herrera President Keuka College

Farley Herzek President Kingsborough Community College

Teresa Amott President Knox College

Randal Wisbey President La Sierra University

Alison Byerly President Lafayette College

Jonathan Burke President Laguna College of Art and Design

Thomas Pleger President Lake Superior State University

Mary Spilde President Lane Community College

John Simon President Lehigh University

José Luis Cruz President Lehman College

Barry Glassner President Lewis & Clark College

Jim J Adams President Life Pacific College

Thomas Hellie President Linfield College Eloy Oakley Superintendent-President Long Beach City College

Karen Zorn President Longy School of Music of Bard College

Timothy Law Snyder President Loyola Marymount University

Jo Ann Rooney President Loyola University Chicago

Brian Linnane, S.J. President Loyola University Maryland

Kevin Wildes, S.J. President Loyola University New Orleans

Brian Rosenberg President Macalester College

Gena Glickman Presidentt Manchester Community College

Michael Geisler President Manhattanville College

Maria Harper-Marinick Chancellor Maricopa Community Colleges

Kevin F. F. Quigley President Marlboro College

Michael Lovell President Marquette University

Lucas Lamadrid President Marymount California University

Matt Shank President Marymount University

James Birge President Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Rafael Reif President Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Schneider President McPherson College

Rudy Crew President Medgar Evers College

Ron Jones President Memphis College of Art

Richard Moran President Menlo College

Jianping Wang President Mercer County Community College

Stephen Jordan President Metropolitan State University of Denver

Eduardo Padron President Miami Dade College

Lou Anna Simon President Michigan State University

Laurie Patton President Middlebury College

James Mabry President Middlesex Community College

Beth Hillman President Mills College

Thomas Botzman President Misericordia University Bryon Grigsby President Moravian College

Sonya Stephens Acting President Mount Holyoke College

Laurie Hamen President Mount Mercy University

Ann McElaney-Johnson President Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles

Daisy Cocco De Filippis President Naugatuck Valley Community College

Bart Patterson President Nevada State College

Andrew Hamilton President New York University

James J. Maher, C.M. President Niagara University

Patricia A. Gentile President North Shore Community College

Richard Helldobler Interim President Northeastern Illinois University

Joseph Aoun President Northeastern University

Rita Hartung Cheng President Northern Arizona University

Douglas Baker President Northern Illinois University

Fritz Erickson President Northern Michigan University

Scott Ralls President Northern Virginia Community College https://www.pomona.edu/news/2016/11/21-college-university-presidents-call- us-uphold-and-continue-daca