Stephanie Gharakhanian
@sgharakhanian.bsky.social
Trustee @ Austin Community College. Lawyer/organizer working at intersection of labor & criminal justice reform. Mom of 2. Aspiring bake-off contestant. She/her. Views=my own. 🏠: Austin, TX
The Austin Community College Board voted unanimously to intervene in this lawsuit and defend the TX Dream Act. I’m
proud to advocate for our students and this community 💜
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proud to advocate for our students and this community 💜
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
EXCLUSIVE: ACC board to join lawsuit over Texas Dream Act repeal
Austin Community College District trustees voted unanimously at a special meeting Saturday to join a new lawsuit seeking clarity after the repeal this …
www.statesman.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Austin Community College Board voted unanimously to intervene in this lawsuit and defend the TX Dream Act. I’m
proud to advocate for our students and this community 💜
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
proud to advocate for our students and this community 💜
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
So grateful for Julieta Garibay’s oped in the @texasobserver.org on the powerful legacy of the TX Dream Act. Students and business leaders united to pass this law. Our movement defended it for decades. We won’t stop now. www.texasobserver.org/texas-dream-...
I Was an Undocumented Texas College Student. I’m Not Going Anywhere—and Neither Is Our Movement.
Lawmakers lacked the political courage for a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward’s path.
www.texasobserver.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So grateful for Julieta Garibay’s oped in the @texasobserver.org on the powerful legacy of the TX Dream Act. Students and business leaders united to pass this law. Our movement defended it for decades. We won’t stop now. www.texasobserver.org/texas-dream-...
Robbing students of an education is never good policy. The TX Dream Act has been a win for TX families and the TX economy. Our state is better because of it. This move doesn’t just harm our current and future students - it’s a loss for all of us.
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...
Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition
Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting its nearly 20,000 undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.
www.texastribune.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Robbing students of an education is never good policy. The TX Dream Act has been a win for TX families and the TX economy. Our state is better because of it. This move doesn’t just harm our current and future students - it’s a loss for all of us.
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...
“for thousands of students, affordability is no longer the deciding factor in their education – it’s just the beginning.”✨✨
www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-03...
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ACC’s Recently Launched Free Tuition Program Is Changing the Student Population
One early beneficiary says school has been life-changing
www.austinchronicle.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“for thousands of students, affordability is no longer the deciding factor in their education – it’s just the beginning.”✨✨
www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-03...
www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-03...
Earlier this month, I was sworn in for my second term as an Austin Community College District Trustee. Here’s to 6 more years of advocating for our students & community 💜🥳
December 17, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Earlier this month, I was sworn in for my second term as an Austin Community College District Trustee. Here’s to 6 more years of advocating for our students & community 💜🥳