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DACA community braces for a Supreme Court ruling
Santa Cruz Sentinel
April 27, 2020
Anxiety goes off the charts for the DACA community when the Supreme Court announces decisions. There are more humane ways to handle this, writes Regina Day Langhout.
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UC's online high school opens its doors to students stuck at home
UC Newsroom
April 23, 2020
For college prep course provider UC Scout, remote instruction is just business as usual — which is what makes it such a valuable tool in this crisis.
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UC graduate programs among best of the best in new rankings
UC Newsroom
April 22, 2020
The 2021 U.S. News & World Report list of best graduate schools finds UC campuses excel across a dazzling variety of fields.
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UC empowers youth vote with civic engagement campaign and access to polls systemwide
UC Office of the President
March 2, 2020
College-aged voters are poised to be a major force in America’s 2020 elections — if they show up. This election season, the University of California is engaging this powerful voting bloc and making it easier for them to vote.
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How to answer UC's Personal Insight Questions
About to start the Personal Insight Questions for the UC undergraduate application? Here are some helpful tips on what the questions are about and what they cover.
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University of California offers Perkins Loan borrowers relief. Will other colleges follow?
The Washington PostApril 20, 2020
The public university system is mirroring the federal government's suspension of interest and payments, granting relief to tens of thousands of borrowers.
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‘Dreamers’ risk lives on pandemic’s front lines while they await a decision on their own futures
The Washington PostApril 17, 2020
An estimated 29,000 health workers could lose their work permits if the Supreme Court ends the program for undocumented workers brought here as children.
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‘Dreamers’ tell Supreme Court ending DACA during pandemic would be ‘catastrophic’
The New York TimesMarch 30, 2020
A filing on Friday urged the Supreme Court to consider the nearly 27,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers who work in health care, many on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
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