Undocumented, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student (U-FLi) Center

Breathing Power Speaker Series

The series cultivates intellectual spaces for critical engagement and collective action focused on economic justice, immigrant justice, and educational freedom at, and beyond, Brown University.

The Series Mission

  1. Provide opportunities for intra-community building and reflection among undocumented, first-generation college, and low-income community members;
  2. Engage all students, faculty, and staff to learn and build meaningful collaborations with the center and the communities it supports. Through public lectures, performances, and workshops, Breathing Power reshapes learning environments that give breath to ways of being that honor the dignity, joy, and liberatory practices of U-FLi communities.

Additional Programs

The Undocumented Student Program (USP) of the U-FLi Center provides holistic advising and leadership development support for undocumented students at Brown University. Additionally, the program provides learning opportunities for the campus community to elevate their knowledge on issues of migration and ways students are impacted my federal immigration policy.
The Graduate Student Initiative (GSI) of the Undocumented, First Generation College, and Low-Income Student (U-FLi) Center fosters a sense of community among graduate, medical, and professional students at Brown University.
The Kessler Scholars Program (KSP) at Brown University, formerly the FLi Scholars Program (FLiSP), is a four-year cohort-based student success and community building program for undergraduates who identify with the following populations served by the U-FLi Center: undocumented, first-generation-college, and/or low-income (U-FLi).