April 14, 2021
…grows women’s power through advocacy, community building and electoral participation. Garza has become a powerful voice in the media and frequently contributes opinion pieces and expert commentary on politics, race, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity. She also launched her own podcast, Lady Don’t Take No, where she divulges her…
May 7, 2024
Joan Klein Jacobs, a dedicated and visionary philanthropist, civic leader and patron of the arts died on May 6. She was 91.
April 15, 2013
Edward A. Frieman, Ph.D., former director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and a prominent national advisor to the government on issues of vital importance to defense, energy, and science policy, died of a respiratory illness at UC San Diego’s Thornton Hospital in La…
June 16, 2022
…him: access, mentorship and advocacy! His story strengthened my motivation to work harder, reminded me to challenge myself and inspired me to overcome the difficulties and hardships in my life. Thanks to him, I will achieve the goals I am passionate about.” Haniyeh Javaheri, earning a bachelor’s degree in human…
May 8, 2014
…their commitment to leadership, advocacy, philanthropy and service to UC San Diego. Nick Woodman Surfing since he was a child, when it was time to pick a college “I was all about beachfront,” Woodman says. He entered UC San Diego as a freshman, enrolling in Muir College where he soon…
June 16, 2016
…in a world of advocacy and passion for transfer students,” she said. “I made not only many friends, but also a family.” Since spring of last year, Martinez served as president for ACTA. She also served as a resident advisor at the Village in Torrey Pines, UC San Diego’s transfer…
April 21, 2016
…Justice. “Professor Cruz’s passionate advocacy for addressing socio-economic disparities has made the San Diego-Tijuana metroplex a widely recognized model for new ideas about urban planning, economic opportunity, affordable housing and ethnic diversity in underserved areas,” said Jack Greenstein, professor and chair of the Department of Visual Arts. Anya Gallaccio Professor…
June 19, 2012
…helped us with our advocacy work and our efforts to diversify our campus. In fact, years ago, CCAB hosted an Education Summit on campus to talk about how we can improve our yield of underrepresented students. Members have been involved in our early-calling campaign, they attend our student events, they…
June 9, 2016
…in Cisco System's customer advocacy department. For Sahota, graduating and starting a full-time job is the culmination of many years of hard work and perseverance. At age 10, he lost his mother to leukemia. Paying for college and graduate school would prove to be challenging for Sahota, whose father is…
May 23, 2023
UC San Diego’s Class of 2023 are diverse, perseverant and passionate about making a difference. They have reached for the stars and left the UC San Diego community better than they found it. Read more about some of our stunning graduates here.
