Krishna Dodia didn’t think she would ever go to college. “It was something I had always wanted, but financially and legally, it looked like it wouldn’t be possible,” she said. After graduating high school as an undocumented immigrant from India, Dodia was ineligible for in-state tuition at public colleges and was unable to apply for […]
Junior Biology student Krishna Dodia has been selected as a Newman Civic Fellow for the 2024-25 academic year alongside almost 150 students nationwide. The Newman Civic Fellowship, presented by Campus Compact, recognizes students who display outstanding leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change. School leaders nominate students who have contributed positively to their campus […]
Karla Mercado Dorado, a junior at Marymount University, has been selected to receive Campus Compact’s 2023-2024 Newman Civic Fellowship. She is one of 154 civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who form this year’s cohort and are recognized for their outstanding commitment to creating positive change in communities locally and around the […]
Following a Texas Federal District Court decision that partially suspended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Marymount University President Irma Becerra joined a coalition of educational, business and community leaders on a “Week of Action” to highlight the urgent need for immigration solutions. Organized by the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), which […]
