Graduate student Elena Losada was drawn to UC Santa Cruz because of its progressive culture, its strong inclination towards social justice, and she …

When applying for colleges, UC Santa Cruz was a major standout for Gabriel Ephraim Kaplan Wall (Porter ’23, anthropology and history of …

Sanya Cowal was drawn to UC Santa Cruz for the interdisciplinary nature of the environmental studies department. Cowal studies agroecology and sustainable …

McKenna Smith (Crown ’24, biochemistry and molecular biology and marine biology) chose to attend UC Santa Cruz to pursue her love for …

Anthropology doctoral candidate Zahirah Suhaimi chose to attend UC Santa Cruz for its creative and cutting-edge research, radical activism, and a collaborative …

Julia Stewart’s (Crown ’24, astronomy) passion for all things space-related began at an early age. She was an avid reader; her grandparents …