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Eric Ruiz Quoted In New York Times About Financial Aid For Undocumented Students

Eric Ruiz Quoted in New York Times About Financial Aid for Undocumented Students

Eric RuizIACAC member Eric Ruiz was quoted in the New York Times today about financial aid for undocumented students. The article noted colleges are increasingly comfortable treating undocumented students the same as they do citizens or legal residents and discussed the growing financial aid available to them. 

Eric is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions & Coordinator of Multi-Cultural Initiatives at University of St. Francis, a former IACAC Executive Board Member, the co-chair of the Leadership Manual Ad-Hoc Committee, and serves on the Sharing the Dream Conference planning committee.

The College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students is a resource produced by IACAC and includes admission policies, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities at colleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad.

 

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