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Virginia Nguyen

Finding her voice

Alumna speaks out as both an educator and an advocate for AAPI and other communities affected by racism

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies

$50,000 grant will fund continued study of undocumented college student experiences

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies, has received a $50,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to continue her UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity project. The 18-campus UC and CSU study, which began in 2019, provides comprehensive insights into the ways in which students’ undocumented status disrupts their educational experiences […]

Ariana Naaseh, Alonso Ortiz, and Kasoluchi Enedu, 4th year UCI med students

For UCI’s med students, the future is now with Match Day

We highlight three graduating medical students who have excelled despite unprecedented challenges

UCI campus: first day of fall classes in 2019, students walking near the student center.

UCI Receives First-gen Forward Designation

Campus to join effort to advance the success of first-generation students across the country

UCI alumus Jim Klipfel

Anteater pride: Two alums are California Teachers of the Year

UCI School of Education teaching credentials paved the way

The inspiration behind Black In Neuro

Ph.D. student Angeline Dukes’ drive to bring equity to her field is gaining wide attention

Students walk along the student center terrace during the first day of fall classes on the UCI campus.

UCI receives most applications in campus history

Campus is also top choice for in-state, first-generation students for 3rd consecutive year

The Loh Down on Science logo and 6 students who are writers on the show

Science made simple – in Spanish

Prompted by UCI grad student, popular radio podcast goes bilingual, starting with series on the pandemic

UCI launches initiative pairing first-gen faculty with first-gen students

First Things First project is an experiment in first-gen video mentorship

Dawn Bounds, an assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Nurse finds her niche

New faculty member will help create a psychiatric-mental health specialization in UCI’s D.N.P. program