Gabriela and Danielle Abraham will be the first in their family to receive four-year degrees.
Commencement speaker honors common bond of setbacks and success
Ricky Flahive spent his early years missing school, living in a motel. He now shares the stage with the Dalai Lama.
From student to modern-day abolitionist
UC Santa Cruz organization founded and run by students helps free slave laborers.
From first-generation to Fulbright
Daniela Estrada reflects UC Irvine’s commitment to the success of first-generation Latino students.
'Be so good they can’t ignore you'
Alum Kalen Egan produces Amazon’s 'The Man in the High Castle' thanks to hard work and creative drive.
Student mom Natalie Ruiz achieves her Berkeley dream, and shines
Two majors, a baby, pancreatic surgery, award-winning work and a career path are just part of the journey for this grad.
UC Board of Regents approves policy on nonresident student enrollment
The University of California Board of Regents today (May 18) approved a policy on nonresident undergraduate enrollment that reaffirms UC’s historic commitment to California residents by limiting the proportion of out-of-state and international students at its nine undergraduate campuses.
Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars
2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.
Congress restores year-round Pell Grants, protects federal research funding
President Napolitano thanks UC advocates for their involvement in federal budget issues.
The elevator pitch perfected
Leah Foltz wins UC Santa Barbara's competition with a presentation on fixing blindness with your own cells.
Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam
Lose the lingo and win — grad students put their research in layman's terms in this year's final.
Survey reveals stark gender gap in political views among college freshmen
Report also finds difference between men and women in concerns over cost of tuition.