Tearing down the walls
September 4, 2015
Pioneering professors and staff at the fledgeling UC Santa Cruz campus challenged convention and traditional academics — helping to reform American higher education.
Campus enters second decade poised for growth
August 26, 2015
UC’s newest campus approaches its 10th anniversary with record student enrollment, ambitious plans for expansion, and a spirit of determination.
UC partnership with HBCUs gives students a taste of grad school
August 12, 2015
As universities nationally struggle to recruit more diverse students to their graduate programs, one innovative UC effort is having noteworthy results.
UC San Diego participates in Coursera Global Skills Initiative
August 6, 2015
Qualcomm Institute and San Diego Supercomputer Center online courses have goal to advance access to job-relevant skills around the world.
'Game of Thrones,' a class unto itself
August 3, 2015
UC Berkeley summer session course explores what show may be saying about democracy, climate change and corruption of the American Dream.
Half of new UC students are first-generation college students
July 22, 2015
New data in UC's annual Accountability Report show the university’s widespread impact as an engine of social mobility, innovation.
Declawing the ‘tiger mom’
July 20, 2015
Partnership makes algebra accessible north and south of the border
July 9, 2015
Minority children underrepresented in special ed
June 24, 2015
New UC grads share tales of triumph
June 11, 2015
As UC's newly minted grads look forward to embarking on a bright new chapter, we profile a few whose extraordinary grit and determination brought them to the place they are today.