UC Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz will hold virtual commencements this weekend to recognize graduating seniors.

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

Twenty graduate profiles showcase the breadth, tenacity, caliber, and diversity of the Class of 2020, and more than 1,000 messages celebrate this milestone and our new Banana Slug alumni.

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UC Santa Cruz Minute

UC Santa Cruz Minute

Graduating seniors donned their caps, gowns, and stoles for graduation photos at the campus sign and Porter squiggle.

Profiles of Graduating Seniors

Nyereath Nhial

Nyereath Nhial

College Ten '20, sociology and critical race and ethnic studies

Nyereath Nhial earned the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award for her senior seminar research project about Sudanese refugees.

Ben Ochoa

Ben Ochoa

Porter ‘20, film and digital media

During his second year at UC Santa Cruz, Ben Ochoa made a documentary film about the impact of wildfires that ravaged Napa and Sonoma counties.

Nirupama Chandrasekhar

Nirupama Chandrasekhar

Cowell '20, history/literature (creative writing)

Nirupama Chandrasekhar has been a key member of a public history project that involves interdisciplinary work, oral history, and digital humanities.

Ahyesha Russell

Ahyesha Russell

Merrill ’20, technology and information management

Ahyesha Russell is headed for a well-paid job with Capgemini in Seattle—something she hadn't thought was possible in her wildest dreams.

Nitin Vidyasagar

Nitin Vidyasagar

Cowell ‘20, MCD biology

Nitin Vidyasagar worked to promote and destigmatize HIV testing, focusing on disparities in treatment for Latinx and African, black, and Caribbean-identified students

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