UC Berkeley |

Always a maverick: Alum Cynthia Marshall, NBA’s first African American female CEO

Marshall was the first African American cheerleader at UC Berkeley and the first in her family to graduate from college.

UC Newsroom |

Cracking the code on first-gen college student success

New approaches are boosting grades and student satisfaction rates.

UC San Diego |

How an immigrant workforce leads to innovation

H-1B visas have become a political football, but their impact on products was little known — until now.

UC Santa Cruz |

How to find truth in today’s partisan world

The Ethics Bowl teaches you not to win or lose a debate, but something more important: how to think.

UC Santa Barbara |

Great immigrant, great American

UC naturalized citizen scholars, including Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura, will be recognized for their contributions on July 4.

UC Newsroom |

Meet UC’s 2018 graduates: Californians who are citizens of the world

The Class of 2018 is ready to lead, both at home and abroad.

UCLA |

Bus driver turned UCLA graduate steers life in new direction

Sequoia Thompson follows her dream of becoming a clinical psychologist and working with queer black youth.

UC San Diego |

Speak your truth

Transgender grad Lucero Camarena will bring a message of authenticity to the commencement stage.

UC Newsroom |

Think you know your LGBTQ history? Take our quiz

Celebrate the incredible legacy of a trailblazing UC community.

UC Newsroom |

A Cinderella story 16 years in the making

With her graduation from UC Davis med school, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo realized a dream that once seemed impossible.

UC Newsroom |

Oakland Promise scholars bound for UC

More than 100 Oakland high schoolers will receive scholarships to study at a UC.

UC Merced |

Mother and daughter become Fulbright scholars

Inspired by her daughter, Violet Barton applied to grad school, and now follows her to El Salvador on a Fulbright.