Low-income students are more prepared than ever thanks to UC summer academies that provide the chance to experience college life.
Leveling the playing field for students taking STEM courses
UC Berkeley's Tansel Pope on how to make the two million job openings in STEM more accessible to underrepresented students.
UC-HBCU Initiative: An overview
The UC-HBCU Initiative is a faculty grants program that seeks to improve the participation of African Americans in UC graduate programs.
UC postdoc fellowship program encourages diversity
The UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program launches new careers.
Fellowship program attracts diverse postdocs
New perspectives drive academic research in this extension of UC's President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Students launch careers in business and management
Leaders from historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions wrap up UC fellowship.
Educational Partnership Center awarded $1.2 million to help students pursue higher education
Talent Search connects disadvantaged youth and their families to high-quality tutoring services and counseling services.
Acceptance key to ending anti-gay violence
A UC Merced lecturer's scholarship provides insight on how to better support the Latino LGBT community.
UC's plan to get nutritious food to students
The UC system is launching a $3.3-million initiative to fight malnutrition among its students.
Students who inspired me
President Napolitano pays tribute to students who bring the mission of the University of California to life.
UC selects its first class of Presidential Public Service fellows
Twenty-seven undergraduates will participate in public service internships in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento this fall.
New UC grads are already changing the world for the better
As new grads look to their futures, we profile a few already engaged in making a difference for others.