Supporting DACA Students

Supporting DACA Students

“I think it’s very important that people like you and me communicate to DACA recipients that [they] are not alone,” Sebastian Colon-Otero says. “We support you, I am here for you—let’s work together.” The University of Texas at Austin stands by students protected...

Political Climate as a Chronic Stressor

“In effect we’re sending stress signals to ourselves about which we can do nothing,” says Dr. Christopher McCarthy, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. The overwhelming uncertainty and tense political climate has become a point of stress for many...