Wednesday, May 13

Republicans unlikely to pass DREAM Act in lame duck session

On the heels of an extensive Republican victory in the midterm election, there is little hope that a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students will be approved in the near future, two UCLA professors said. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act would provide undocumented students who complete high school an opportunity to obtain citizenship. Read more...


LGBT Campus Resource Center joins “It Gets Better” video campaign

Sex columnist Dan Savage has a message for all bullied teenagers: It Gets Better. In response to the recent suicides by teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, Savage created the It Gets Better media campaign to give LGBT youths hope that they will have better experiences than the harassment they suffer now and to encourage them not to give up, according to the project's website. Read more...





Finding a family

Tesfanesh and Elsae Seplow were born in an Ethiopian village, where their family slept under the same thatched roof as cows and pigs. Read more...

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Faculty-in-residence Suzanne Seplow plays with her adopted son Elsae, her partner Robin Seplow and her adopted daughter Tesfanesh.




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