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Former Navy jet tech takes student veterans under her wing
UC San Diego
November 7, 2019
UC San Diego’s Student Veterans Resource Center serves diverse military-connected students.
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UC takes DACA fight to the Supreme Court
UC Newsroom
November 7, 2019
The University of California will appear before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Nov. 12), to fight for the future of nearly 700,000 young people who came to the U.S. as children.
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In his quest to serve patients, ‘The only thing hindering me is my status’
UC Newsroom
October 30, 2019
Min Ku Choi is on the verge of finishing his degree in pharmacy at UCSF. Whether he gets to use it or not depends on DACA.
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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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