February 11, 2016
…leads ‘Most Innovative’ high school, located in San Diego’s Central Library Dr. Helen Griffith, UC San Diego Department of Communication alumna 1981, now heads e3 Civic High School. Photos by Erika Johnson/University Communications UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences alumna Helen Griffith had little interest in a career in…
October 24, 2017
The University of California San Diego has been named the globe’s 16th best university by U.S. News and World Report. The campus was also recognized as the nation’s 5th best public university in the fourth annual rankings, which measure factors such as research, global and regional reputation; international collaboration; as…
May 11, 2017
…according to The Best Schools, the University of Edinburgh, and others. But when asked how it feels to be among the world’s leading thinkers, Cartwright states: “If I thought it were true, it would be really great.” But true it seems to be of this deep thinker specializing in philosophy…
February 8, 2016
…UC San Diego as a leading center for ethical science; to realize that vision, the philosophy department now offers a new minor program in bioethics, with its first students enrolled this winter quarter.
May 30, 2019
…harnessing the power of social ties long before doing so was popularized by the likes of Facebook and Twitter. For more than 20 years, CREATE has been working together with our region’s educators and youth to help build the real-life connections that support kids’ dreams of college and career. The…
January 16, 2014
…“Education leads to upward social mobility and economic growth, and that is why access and affordability must be priorities for our country and our nation’s higher education institutions,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “I’m proud of our efforts at UC San Diego to help, motivate and inspire…
October 16, 2015
…region’s vibrant cultures. Launched in 1990, the Division of Social Sciences’ department is an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in the study of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class and dis/ability.
September 6, 2017
A new report from the San Diego Education Research Alliance at UC San Diego sheds light on official graduation rates for San Diego Unified School District’s 2016 graduating class, the first cohort to graduate under new “college prep” requirements.
September 9, 2019
The U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Guidebook ranked the University of California San Diego the nation’s 10th best public university, up two spots compared to last year. The guidebook features a new ranking this year, “Top Performers for Social Mobility,” which named the campus 14th.
December 9, 2021
…San Diego Baseball and Social Sciences Longtime campus champions Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs believe in the power of the next generation to make change for the better. And it is imperative, they say, to “create the opportunity for anybody who is eligible and wants to come to UC San Diego…
