July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022 —
UC San Diego has named Colleen Kollar Smith as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly created Campus Performance and Events Office, led by the Division of Student Affairs.
July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022 —
UC San Diego is steadily becoming known as “mi universidad,” the university of choice among many Latinx and Chicanx students.
June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 —
This spring, the collection welcomed a new creative leader: curator, writer and art project manager Jessica Berlanga Taylor. As director of the Stuart Collection, she is responsible for the growth and conservation of the diverse works.
June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022 —
You could hear the swish of gowns as graduates hurried from one end of Ridge Walk to the other, eager to line up with their peers on the most important day of their academic career.
June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022 —
The road to success is rarely a solo journey. Here, UC San Diego graduates reflect on the faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars who have made a difference for them in moments of both triumph and tribulation, giving thanks to those who encouraged, advocated for and inspired t
June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022 —
Jessica Meir had dreamed for decades about what it would be like to sail among the stars. And when she got her chance in 2019, the experience surpassed all of her expectations. This weekend, the UC San Diego alumna will return to the university to share her journey to space as a NASA astronaut.
June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022 —
Brightly colored streamers marked the way to the Stage Room on Saturday morning where a record number of graduates who identify as LGBTQIA+ gathered to celebrate the completion of their UC San Diego degree. The event, called Rainbow Graduation, was hosted by the university’s LGBT Resource Center.
June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022 —
As Lucas Anthony Lima prepares to deliver a message of congratulations to his 7,000 peers as Commencement student speaker, he draws inspiration from the lessons he has instilled in his little brother. The most important of these is believing in yourself, especially when the road gets rocky.
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 —
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has hired six new counselors over the past year, each one specializing in identity-based counseling. With the new hires, the CAPS team is now 40-strong and striving to serve all UC San Diego students.
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 —
Preparing for graduate school can often present more questions than answers. For more than 30 years, UC San Diego’s McNair Program has been helping undergraduate students navigate these uncertainties on their path to earning a doctoral degree.