Undocumented Students in Higher Education: Supporting Pathways for Success

By Susana Hernández and Ryan Gildersleeve

The most recent addition to the Key Issues on Diverse College Students series, this volume bridges theory to practice in order to help student affairs and higher education professionals who work to support undocumented students in colleges and universities. Bringing together conversations about undocumented students into a synthesized discussion, this comprehensive volume provides a more holistic understanding of what can and should be done to support successful pathways for undocumented students. Exploring identity, lived experience, politics, and policy, this comprehensive guide provides educators with the administrative, legal, political, and philosophical tools for supporting undocumented students.

Special Features:

Research-based assessments, inventories, and action plans for use in educators' own institutional contexts.

Public policy context is made understandable to those working in higher education contexts.

Helps educators decipher and understand the implications of supporting undocumented students in a dynamic political climate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138775150
• ISBN13: 9781138775152
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages