Author: Lisa Renner
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Cassandra Mar: Bringing the power to the people
Cassandra Mar has a passion for helping ordinary people, especially minorities, feel connected to the political process. As a recent graduate of UC Santa Cruz in politics (highest honors) and legal studies (honors), she hopes to inspire more people to make their voices heard in the political arena. Growing up in Sacramento as a Mexican-American…
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Neil Hardy: Generational health
Neil Hardy won’t likely stay in academia when he finishes his doctoral degree in electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz in the next couple of years. He would like to be an inventor or an entrepreneur in the health care technology sector. “I want to help people,” he said. “I want to improve…
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Hitting a high note
Music Professor Karlton Hester, named the first associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts for the Arts Division, believes all ethnicities benefit from inclusion and an increased focus on Black history, Indigenous history, and traditional knowledge.
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Hitting a high note
Music Professor Karlton Hester, named the first associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts for the Arts Division, believes all ethnicities benefit from inclusion and an increased focus on Black history, Indigenous history, and traditional knowledge
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Rebecca Hernandez to serve as campus’s first community archivist
Rebecca Hernandez, who previous served as the director of the American Indian Resource Center, will seek out partnerships with community organizations and leaders to support the preservation of community history, with a particular focus on reaching out to traditionally underrepresented communities.
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Merrill College courses offer opportunity to learn about Africa, develop global connections
Merrill is offering two Global Classrooms, courses developed with the support of the Global Engagement Division that involve online collaboration between students from UCSC and the Co-Operative University of Kenya.
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Reviving deep-rooted knowledge
The Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the Arboretum & Botanic Garden aims to assist the tribe’s efforts in cultural revitalization, recuperation and relearning of dormant cultural knowledge, and environmental justice.
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New program helps to increase number of Latinx teachers
The Latinx Initiative for Future Teachers (LIFT) program enables students to finish a master’s in education and earn credentials for teaching in 12 months.
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Widening the spectrum of gratitude with IndigeThanx
IndigeThanx, an annual event sponsored by UC Santa Cruz’s American Indian Resource Center and Cowell Coffee Shop, offers an alternative to Thanksgiving.
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$8.8 million federal grant to help teens succeed in college
GEAR UP is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
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Talent Search grant extension to help more East San Jose teens achieve college dreams
Hundreds of low-income teens in East San Jose will continue to receive extra help to achieve their college dreams after the federal government again funded a grant to UC Santa Cruz.
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College Scholars Program exposes students to research opportunities
Through the College Scholars Program, students are able to explore the full potential of the university setting, beyond the coursework that might be required in their respective disciplines.