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College Nine, Cowell, Crown
Colleges advising hubs launch in fall 2025
Each hub will serve two colleges, expanding availability and connecting students with coordinated support from professional and peer advisors.
John R. Lewis
Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ricardo Esquivel at Microsoft
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ricardo Esquivel (John R. Lewis ’24, computer science) works as a software engineer at Microsoft.
College Nine, John R. Lewis
Turning opportunity into impact
UCSC student Cali Kimura is pursuing a career in women’s health and finds motivation with Weiss Family Scholarship award
College Nine, Cowell, Crown
UC Santa Cruz colleges awarded planning grant from Teagle Foundation
The UC Santa Cruz colleges have been awarded a $25,000 planning grant from the Teagle Foundation to enhance liberal education for all students using equity-minded, high-impact practices. Specifically, the project will develop a common reading list of transformative texts and common experiences that all UC Santa Cruz first-year students will share.