UC Santa Cruz is among the campuses participating in a pilot program, to begin in 2023, under which students who don’t qualify for University of California admission as first-year applicants may still receive a conditional acceptance if they meet grade and course requirements at community colleges.
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UCSC’s groundbreaking computer game program, top 5 nationally, charts ‘astonishing’ path
U.S. News and World Report ranked the UC Santa Cruz undergraduate game design program among the top five in the nation, tying with programs at MIT and Rochester Institute of Technology, according to its 2022-23 analysis. UCSC Computational Media professor Jim Whitehead told Lookout about the program’s history, how gaming studies have changed over time at UCSC and what some of his favorite games are.
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Alicia Bencomo Garcia passes on her reawakening as Cabrillo College’s first ethnic studies faculty member
As California’s college systems move forward with new ethnic studies curricula, Cabrillo College has begun the formation of its department, headed by a daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico who saw her own life trajectory change when she took a Chicano/Chicana studies course at UC Davis at age 19.
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Imagining a new Seymour Center as climate change, and time, drive new realities
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center at UC Santa Cruz’s coastal campus is gearing up to revamp its visitor exhibits and experience. New executive director Jonathan Hicken hopes the center will become a hub for local leaders and community members to contribute to climate change resilience.
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Water, housing and who decides what: New ruling addresses long-standing UCSC/city issues
Almost everyone agrees that Santa Cruz needs more housing. As UCSC plans expansion, including more housing, providing water to the university is an issue. Maybe that’s about the water, and maybe it’s about who decides whether that water will be provided. After UC Santa Cruz filed a lawsuit in October 2020 arguing that the City of Santa Cruz was required to provide water access to parts of its campus located outside of city limits, a judge ruled on Aug. 31 that the city isn’t required to. The judge further ruled that the university has to seek authorization from a local commission.
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‘This is a starting point for me’: UCSC alumni react to student loan forgiveness plan
Last week, President Joe Biden announced plans for a student loan forgiveness plan that would forgive $10,000 in federal student loan debt for people who make less than $125,000, and additional support for those who have received Pell Grants. The plan includes more support for students from lower-income backgrounds. Two UC Santa Cruz alumni share their reactions and how it will affect them.
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New Cabrillo College student trustee Deviné Hardy thrives in role of student advocate she always needed
Deviné Hardy first came to Cabrillo College 18 years ago, and recalls her anger then. After bartending, coordinating circus events and running a yoga studio, she’s back at the school with the plans to graduate with three degrees in the spring. Now, she has joined the Cabrillo board of trustees as its student representative, bringing all of that experience to the task.
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Man arrested for California college tuition scheme that targeted veterans
A man has been arrested for counterfeiting tuition waivers for families of veterans, duping UC and CSU schools out of more than $500,000, according to prosecutors.
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UC admits record number of Californians and far fewer out-of-state students
The push to admit more Californians comes amid demands to narrow entry to out-of-state and international applicants to free more seats for residents. UC Santa Cruz cut back its admission offers for fall 2022 because it enrolled two large classes of Californians the previous two years.
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Cabrillo College question: How to better serve its Hispanic students?
Cabrillo College administrators, staff and faculty finalized a report focusing on recommendations for the college to better serve its Hispanic students — who make up almost 50% of the school’s student population. President Matt Wetstein told Lookout about some of the highlights.