UC Merced |

Pioneering alumna embraces career in immigration law

Linda Barreto always wanted to become a lawyer, but an experience in college helped reinforce her career path.

UC Riverside |

‘First-gen faculty’ campaign highlights professors who are the first in their families to attend college

Eighty-eight professors have self-identifed as first-generation so far, as a new campaign takes off on campus.

UC Merced |

Immigration status has health implications for young Latinos, study shows

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provides psychological benefits to undocumented youth.

UCLA |

Students of all races feel safer in ethnically diverse middle schools, new report says

Groundbreaking study shows diversity's wide range of benefits in education.

UC Irvine |

First-generation students the majority of Class of 2017

Over 7,500 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies this month.
UCLA |

Mother and daughter set to graduate together from UCLA

Gabriela and Danielle Abraham will be the first in their family to receive four-year degrees.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside’s first student cohort of Mellon Mays fellows to graduate

Program helps diversify faculty and research by mentoring undergrads.

UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz to launch first-generation faculty campaign

College access must expand beyond the elite in order to reach the country's potential, remarks campus leader.

UC Irvine |

From first-generation to Fulbright

Daniela Estrada reflects UC Irvine’s commitment to the success of first-generation Latino students.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine named a Hispanic-serving institution

Latino enrollment reaches 25.7 percent, surpassing Department of Education benchmarks.

UC Riverside |

UC President Janet Napolitano meets with Riverside leaders, alumni

Campus strives to make an impact on regional, national and global economies based on its accessibility.

UC Newsroom |

The startup champion of Riverside

Taj Ahmad Eldridge recruited to lead the ExCITE Accelerator at UC Riverside.