Rooted supports students following Monarch’s termination
On top of the new support group, Hernández said Rooted is working to bring professional development and post-graduate opportunities to students. She said partnering with community groups is important because Rooted does not receive funding from the University, unlike Monarch previously did.
“It has been having to scramble to create these things because Monarch really wasn’t given a heads up or an opportunity to adjust anything before the new year,” Hernández said.
The Daily Texan
How Texas’ DEI ban swallowed a UT program for undocumented students
“Sen. Brandon Creighton, who authored SB 17, confirmed to The News that provisions in his bill were not specific to undocumented students.”
Dallas Morning News
Rooted members leave to pick up the pieces after SB 17 shuts down partnering program, Monarch
“We demand the university to explain the unlawful termination of Monarch…They never paid attention to us before, so we ask ‘Why now?’”
UT Student via The Daily Texan
‘We are regressing as a state’: SB 17 shuts down program supporting undocumented students
“It is no secret that the (undocumented) student population is not recognized, but Monarch was a way to say ‘Hey, these students exist. They need support,’” the anonymous junior said. “To suddenly take it away is taking us backward.”
UT Austin Student via The Daily Texan
UT students demand reinstatement of undocumented program cut in wake of DEI ban
“Undocumented students have always created their own systems of support, but the Monarch program was finally a place for students to receive actual services to meet their unique needs.”
Rooted Member via the Dallas Morning News
Texas SB 17 bans DEI in colleges. So why did UT end a program for undocumented students?
“Monarch is not necessarily geared to anybody from a specific ethnicity or culture or nationality, it is literally open for anybody and everyone because under the Monarch umbrella, it’s yes, undocumented students, yes, (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA holders, Temporary Protected Status, but also people who come from mixed status. That includes U.S. citizens…Why weren’t we given enough time to do something?”
UT Student via the Austin American Statesman
UT eliminates scholarship, program for undocumented students following Texas’ DEI ban
“We were blindsided by the university,” Lupe said. “It’s unjust and unfair to take that away from a student.”
UT Student via the Dallas Morning News
UT Austin ends Monarch Program for undocumented students
“An immigrant student group not affiliated with UT, Rooted, is providing newfound support for students who benefited from the Monarch Program.”
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