A new UC Santa Cruz study reveals that despite California’s strong access laws, historical discrimination, wealth disparities and systemic barriers still make the state’s coastlines overwhelmingly white and affluent.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions’ worth of California research grants
The Trump administration canceled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. Their legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.
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UCSC workers say administration violated ‘good faith’ measures by implementing parking rate increases
UC Santa Cruz faculty, students and campus unions are fighting back against new parking rate increases, accusing the administration of implementing the hikes in bad faith and violating its own policies.
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Legendary composer and Nina Simone brother, collaborator Samuel Waymon to bring six-decade legacy to UCSC
Samuel Waymon, the legendary composer and activist who spent a quarter-century shaping the sound of his sister Nina Simone, is bringing his six-decade cultural legacy to UC Santa Cruz this October for a weeklong residency.
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A new review of the SAT in University of California admissions is coming by June 2027
A growing number of professors are pushing the University of California to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the board of regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
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UC Santa Cruz expands undergraduate housing guarantee to two years starting this fall
UC Santa Cruz will begin offering two years of guaranteed housing to its new undergraduate students starting this fall.
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UC Santa Cruz senior graduates after five years of ‘good trouble’
UC Santa Cruz graduate Airielle Silva was honored with the John R. Lewis Good Trouble Award after five years of student leadership and activism. As she addressed fellow graduates at commencement, Silva reflected on her advocacy work while urging the university to continue addressing longstanding Black student demands.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Santa Cruz-based crowdfunding site, Sea Dubs mark milestones; next steps for Pajaro Valley apple growers
In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko notes highlights for Climatize and the Santa Cruz Warriors, what South County farmers are hearing in the wake of bad news from Martinelli’s and plenty more comings, goings and dates to know.
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‘Tis the season for … dumpster diving? How students take advantage of the items left behind during UCSC’s move-out week
UC Santa Cruz move-out week often transforms into a massive treasure hunt, with students rescuing items like vintage tech and gaming chairs from donation bins. It’s a campuswide scavenger hunt for free, high-value gear.
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UC Santa Cruz’s nationally known college system is here to stay
UC Santa Cruz’s famed residential college system is not disappearing — it remains central to the university’s identity and mission, writes Paul Koch, interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor. But as the campus grows and changes, the colleges must evolve to better serve today’s students, he writes. He argues that new staffing models will strengthen, not weaken, the system and explains how a broad community conversation on the colleges will continue into the next academic year. The challenge, he insists, is preserving what makes the colleges special while creating a roadmap for their future.
