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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. 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