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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I just unpacked from this month’s @asanews.bsky.social conference… it’s been that kind of month.

Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

This was a fascinating discussion about the horrible conditions facing immigrants that are detained. Tune in to listen to the latest research on the effects of detention on immigrants' mental and physical health.

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

New pub on the effects of Florida’s 2023 anti immigrant law on healthcare hesitancy..

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Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center at University of South Fla @iwrcatusf.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A new episode of the podcast Immigrant Lives is available. @drlizaaranda.bsky.social talks with @abregoleisy.bsky.social & Paul Namphy about how immigrants and asylum seekers are navigating having their legal statuses revoked. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

This was a great conversation while alarming at the same time.

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 10/03/2025

The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.”

The schools that received letters from the Office for Civil Rights include:

American University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Sacramento
Chapman University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Eastern Washington University
Emerson College
George Mason University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Middlebury College
Muhlenberg College
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pomona College
Portland State University

Princeton University
Rutgers University
Rutgers University-Newark
Santa Monica College
Sarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
State University of New York Binghamton
State University of New York Rockland
State University of New York, Purchase
Swarthmore College
Temple University
The New School
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
University of California Davis
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cincinnati
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of North Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wellesley College
Whitman College
Yale University

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Good to see a university with a spine.

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 08/02/2025

We told you it was about whiteness. If it was clear enough before, it’s clear now. Trump paused the refugee program, but when it comes back online, it will focus on resettling white South Africans (Afrikaners) who are “victims of racial discrimination.” (Camilo/CBS) America has gone off the rails.

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I published a piece in Newsweek w/ Liz Ventura on the findings from our research on Florida’s immigration law and what the findings can tell us about the outcomes of mass deportations to come. I wish the findings were more optimistic. www.newsweek.com/floridas-new...

newsweek.com

Florida's New Law on Immigrants May Foreshadow What's To Come | Opinion

Florida's experience under Senate Bill 1718 foreshadows the national consequences of large-scale immigration crackdowns.

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

First day of class today and I’m amazed at how interesting my undergraduate students are… really looking forward to a great semester in the classroom and the fact that it’s not hurricane season!

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 07/01/2025

FL's crackdown on #immigration is leaving deep scars on undocumented immigrants & U.S. citizens, @drlizaaranda.bsky.social & colleagues found. This comes as Trump promises mass deportations in his second term. @axios.com, Yacob Reyes: www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

axios.com

Florida's immigration crackdown strained migrants, citizens alike, study finds

Florida is home to more than a million undocumented people.

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Finished my grading last night. The best part was reading some really good papers authored by graduate students! It was a difficult semester (2 hurricanes and an election) but also very rewarding!

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Of course, Florida continues to try to roll back anything that has been good for immigrants!

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Tune in to the lastest episode of Im/migrant Lives. We had a thoughtful conversation of how immigrants experience disasters and what policy-makers need to consider so that immigrants can be more prepared when facing a natural hazard.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This is terrible NCAN devotes itself to making college accessible It is a big, big deal for them to recommend that filing the FAFSA is too dangerous for some families

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

docs.google.com

Local Public-Facing Immigrant Support/Advocacy Groups

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Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative @iwbcollab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

📢 Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference on Im/migrant Well-Being! Join us February 14th in St. Petersburg, FL to hear from sociologists, public health experts & more on the intersection of policy & the lived experiences of #immigrants. Register: iwbcollab.org/2025-conference-registration

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Elizabeth Aranda @drlizaaranda.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

New on bluesky.. can’t stomach the ole’ bird anymore, esp. since election. Looking to re-create my digital network and expand it if possible!

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