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The Kalamazoo Normal Record Vol. 1 No. 7, Western State Normal School

Kalamazoo Normal Record (1910-1918)

ALUMNI NOTES

Katherine Newton

A Smile or Two

EDUCATIONAL

The Point of View of Contemporary Education, Professor M. V. O'Shea

LITERARY

Contributions by the Faculty

The Plays the Thing, Mrs. Mary Master Needham

A Visit to a German School, Lewis F. Anderson, Ph. D.

Contributions by Students

Dick Whittington and His Cat

EDITORIAL

School Spirit, T. Paul Hickey

Professional Growth, Lavinia Spindler

ATHLETICS

Basket Ball League, B. W. Storer

NEWS ARTICLES

Rocks and Minerals

Training School Assemblies

A Language Exercise

Normal Assemblies

The Book Shelf

NEWS NOTES

Heightened Uncertainty And Determination: The “Trump Effect” And College Aspirations For Undocumented Students, Carolina Valdivia, Marisol Clark-Ibáñez, Lucas Schacht, Juan Duran, Sussana Mendoza

Journal of College Access

This article examines the educational experiences of undocumented high school students during the Trump administration—a time marked by the intensification and expansion of immigration enforcement practices. Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews, we find that undocumented high school students experienced increased instances of bullying near the time of the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Our respondents also worried about the growing uncertainty surrounding immigration policies and the future of DACA. This uncertainty shaped their plans; many students felt compelled to prioritize working and delay starting college to make use of their work permit while they had access to DACA and build emergency …