New Chapter of Underground Scholars Initiative Supports Students Impacted By Incarceration
Starting at UC Berkeley in 2013, the Underground Scholars Initiative (USI) has swept across the UCs, creating a support system for previously incarcerated and system impacted students. The UC Santa Cruz chapter, the Underground Scholars Program (USP), began operations this fall. A UC systemwide initiative,…
New Financial Aid Considerations for Houseless Students in California
Without traditional resources or financial security, students impacted by houselessness have a college experience much different than most. For some, financial aid is necessary to stay enrolled, but if they fail to meet university requirements, their aid may be revoked. On Sept. 29, California Governor…
COVID-19 and Wildfires Delay Campus Construction
This academic year, UC Santa Cruz will have two construction projects on campus — the continued construction of Kresge College, along with the planned renovation of the Rachel Carson-Oakes Dining Hall. But the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires affecting air quality in Santa Cruz county have…
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Introduces Black Studies Minor
Amid nationwide protests in support of Black Lives Matter, the UC Santa Cruz critical race and ethnic studies (CRES) department unveiled a new minor — Black studies. The CRES department welcomed Professor Xavier Livermon to teach for the Black studies minor and the feminist studies…