Why Donald Graham is Championing Undocumented Students - Donald Graham

Why Donald Graham is Championing Undocumented Students - Donald Graham

From Our Voices Matter Podcast by Linda Lorelle

August 8, 2025 · 45 min

About this episode

Donald Graham discusses his advocacy for undocumented students and the implications of Texas's new requirements for public colleges and universities.

Most people know Donald Graham as the former publisher of the Washington Post. These days he is Chairman Emeritus of Graham Holdings, a conglomerate whose operations include online, print and local TV news, among many other sectors. He is also Co-founder of TheDream.US , the nation’s largest college scholarship provider to undocumented students. When the state of Texas recently announced a requirement for all public colleges and universities to identify undocumented students, I figured Graham would have some thoughts on the subject. I was right. He readily agreed to an interview which was conducted August 6th on Substack Live . This podcast is a recording of that interview. It’s part of a weekly segment called “All Eyes on Texas”, highlighting issues at the forefront in the Lone Star state that often have national repercussions. With the non-stop news generated by the Trump administration 2.0, it’s easy for important topics to get lost in the shuffle. This one is too important to overlook, and after listening to this conversation, I think you’ll understand why.

People in this episode

Guest: Donald Graham

Topics covered

  • undocumented students
  • education
  • Texas
  • scholarships

Keywords

  • TheDream.US
  • Graham Holdings
  • Washington Post
  • Texas education

Mentioned in this episode

Products: TheDream.US

Books & works: All Eyes on Texas

Places: Texas, Lone Star

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