The Center opened its doors as the first physical space designed for undocumented college students in the country in October 2014. This opening occurred as a result of immense labor and love from undocumented students and their student, staff, faculty, and advocate protesting our campus’ administration. Since then, we have grown to support our students and their immediate family members with holistic retention services and our ever-growing team.
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"Center for Undocumented Students Gets New Name"
Read Adriana's feature on the Center name change article published on May 28, 2024: "Quintana-Lopez got involved in the center when she came to UC Davis in 2015 as a transfer student to major in Chicana/Chicano studies. Through her undergraduate time and now doctoral studies in the School of Education, she’s served as a front desk volunteer, a member of the center’s speakers bureau, a student researcher and now the programming and resource coordinator for graduate and professional students. Recently, Quintana-Lopez has helped bring about the name change".