cpsylist: FW: CPSY Alumni engaged in critical work

Wed Oct 22 09:36:05 PDT 2025

Greetings current students & faculty and CPSY alumni,

Our alumni are engaged in such critical work at this time, with two beautiful examples below. Please see the link in this forwarded email to register for a webinar on mental health and immigrant uncertainty next Tuesday. The webinar panel will feature CPSY graduates Dr. Bryan Rojas-Araúz (https://inlakechcec.com/about-in-lakech/) and Dr. Diana Peña (https://undocu.berkeley.edu/counseling/mental-health).
Making UO CPSY proud!!

Please also see below the link to the just-published guide to supporting mental health of those with uncertain immigration status, which you can download. This guide was co-authored by Dr. Bryan Rojas-Araúz.
Both the webinar and the guide are collaborative efforts sponsored by the Presidents Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and the National Latinx Psychological Association.

Wishing you all a sense of peace amidst the challenges of these days,

Ellen

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Ellen Hawley McWhirter, Ph.D.
Ann Swindells Professor of Counseling Psychology
Director, Spanish Language Specialization
5251 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5251
(541) 346-2443 (office)
(541) 346-6778 (fax)
https://education.uoregon.edu/people/faculty/ellenmcw

I support all students regardless of immigration status or country of origin. As a member of the UO Dreamers Working Group, I support Dreamer students and promote their sense of belonging and safety as they pursue their higher education goals. For more information and resources please visit our Dreamers page (https://www.uoregon.edu/uo-dreamers) and the Immigration FAQs page (http://international.uoregon.edu/immigration_faq ). Remember, when interacting with faculty, staff, and offices around campus you are never required to reveal your status.

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Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 7:37 AM
To: Ellen McWhirter <ellenmcw at uoregon.edu>
Subject: [NLPA Members] Immigrant mental health in higher ed: a guide and webinar

Dear NLPA familia, I hope that everyone is doing well. It was so nice to see many of you (virtually) at the NLPA Summit this weekend. Thanks to all who participated, the event organizers, and all involved. In my role as NLPA’s policy advisor,
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Dear NLPA familia,

I hope that everyone is doing well. It was so nice to see many of you (virtually) at the NLPA Summit this weekend. Thanks to all who participated, the event organizers, and all involved.

In my role as NLPA’s policy advisor, I am happy to share about the collaboration between NLPA and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.presidentsalliance.org/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Gjc-xFPFhDtvFKftWNweIh5XBPt-gjThwxD-7V4g7DlBvF499Se3ynwmP9VkDBPYvRKXbqT095umup8qjFLzxI6w8QpZ$>.

We developed a guide for supporting mental health amid uncertain immigration status<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/effective_practice/supporting-mental-health-amid-uncertain-immigration-status-a-higher-education-guide/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Gjc-xFPFhDtvFKftWNweIh5XBPt-gjThwxD-7V4g7DlBvF499Se3ynwmP9VkDBPYvRKXbqT095umup8qjFLzxAxSTrOQ$>. It is intended for people in higher education who are directly or indirectly impacted, those who are providing mental health services in this context, and for higher ed leaders and policymakers.

We are also presenting a webinar on October 28 at 1pm ET<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tnzcor1fT6meGv8ggrqcxQ*/registration__;Iw!!C5qS4YX3!Gjc-xFPFhDtvFKftWNweIh5XBPt-gjThwxD-7V4g7DlBvF499Se3ynwmP9VkDBPYvRKXbqT095umup8qjFLzxHoiC7Ns$>. All are welcome. Please feel free to share these resources with your networks.

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A major thanks to Dr. Oswaldo Moreno (president-elect) and Dr. Bryan Rojas-Araúz (leadership development institute fellow), both who co-wrote the guide with me.

I hope that this is helpful to many who are navigating the shifting climate in higher education.

Gracias,

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