Students in Service and Leadership at Harvard

Resources for Undocumented Students

So what is Harvard doing for Undocu+ Students? 

Consistent to their Working Report, Harvard created a a website that was intended to be a centralized database for undoc+ students within the community. The website's purpose was provide information and resources for undocumented members of the Harvard University community, and for their families as a way to aid them in navigating Harvard amidst this political climate.

Harvard University Website link: https://undocumented.harvard.edu

Within the webpage are Legal Resources:

Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic
Harvard Law School
Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical Bldg.
6 Everett St., Suite 3103
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-6648
hirc@law.harvard.edu

Jason Corral, Staff Attorney
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
6 Everett Street, Suite 3118
Cambridge, MA 02138
+1-617-495-5141
jcorral@law.harvard.edu

Links to Support and Resources: 

Links for Admissions to any of Harvard University's Schools 

This statement was provided from the website:

Immigration status does not factor into decisions about admissions and financial aid. For infomation about admissions and financial aid policies and procedures for Harvard's various Schools and units, please follow the links below.  School-specific questions are best directed to the School directly.

Below this statement were links to each of Harvard's school's admissions pages. 

►►Within all these links, only the Office for Equity, Diversity provided an extensive list of contacts undocumented students could reach out to depending on their extenuating circumstance. This list is also included in the Undocumented and DACA Student Working Report.

Contact List in EDI Website: 

Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)  
Katie Derzon, Fellow for Undocumented Students
617-496-4731, kderzon@fas.harvard.edu

Advising Programs Office (APO) 
Glenn Brody Magid, Director of Advising Programs
617-495-3580, brodymagid@fas.harvard.edu

Financial Aid Office (FAO) 
Janet Irons, Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid & Senior Admissions Officer
617-496-5163, irons@fas.harvard.edu

Harvard Law School Immigration Clinic (HIRC) 
Free Legal and Social Services
Sabrineh Ardalan, Assistant Director HIRC
617-384-7504, sardalan@law.harvard.edu

Jason Corral, Immigration Attorney
617-495-5141, jcorral@law.harvard.edu

Liala Buoniconti, Social Worker
617-496-5087, lbuoniconti@law.harvard.edu 

Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 
Kevin Wehmhoefer, Therapist
617-495-2042, kwehmhoefer@huhs.harvard.edu
Carolina Gonzalez, Therapist
617-495-2042, cgonzalez@huhs.harvard.edu

Bureau of Study Counsel (BSC)
Aurora Sanfeliz, Academic Counselor
617-495-2581, asanfeliz@bsc.harvard.edu
Niti Seth, Academic Counselor
617-495-2581, nseth@fas.harvard.edu

Office of International Education (OIE)
Camila Nardozzi, Director, Office of International Education
617-384-7896, cnardozzi@fas.harvard.edu

Harvard International Office (HIO) 
Tana Ruegamer, Advisor
617-496-2822, tana_ruegamer@harvard.edu

Office of Career Services (OCS)
Robin Mount, Director of Career Services
617-495-2595, rmount@fas.harvard.edu

Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URAF)
Cammi Valdez, Assistant Director
617-496-6220, cvaldez@fas.harvard.edu

Freshman Dean's Office (FDO)
Jasmine Waddell, Elm Yard Dean
617-495-1577, elm-yard-dean@fas.harvard.edu 

Center for Public Interest Careers and Harvard Public Service Network (CPIC)
Varsha Ghosh, Manager
617-496-8622, vghosh@fas.harvard.edu

Act On A Dream
Harvard College Act on a Dream is a student-led, student-run organization dedicated to eradicating the barriers that immigrant students face in realizing their full potential. We believe in the importance of engaging all youth, regardless of background, and their adult allies in working for the preservation of America’s pledge as the land of opportunity.

Doctors Who DREAM 
petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu

Pre-Health Dreamers
Informally co-founded by three undocumented youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pre-Health Dreamers was formed out of the need for answers in their personal pursuits of higher education at the graduate and medical levels. Angel, Denisse, and New have paved their own paths throughout college and have leveraged each person’s expertise in skillful advocacy, networking, and community-building to build a community, resource, and forum. The varied but unique backgrounds and perspectives of each individual contribute to the ambitious mission of Pre-Health Dreamers.

Graduates Reaching a Dream Deferred 
GRADD is an organization founded by undocumented graduate students that aims to address the needs of immigrant students interested in pursuing graduate education. GRADD works to establish a national network of students, faculty members, and community leaders dedicated to bringing resources and attention to this underserved student population.

United We Dream Network 
United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation, a powerful nonpartisan network made up of 52 affiliate organizations in 25 states. We organize and advocate for the dignity and fair treatment of immigrant youth and families, regardless of immigration status.

►► In addition, this EDI page had sections for Community Resources, Resources for Parents, and Frequently Asked Questions, proving the most detailed compilation of resources for undocumented students, thus far. 

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