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Emmanuel Ogundipe
With all of the choices for college, what made UC Santa Cruz stand out? UC Santa Cruz stood out to me for several reasons. I was drawn to the supportive and inclusive community at UCSC. Additionally, the scenic campus environment and its emphasis on interdisciplinary learning provided a unique academic experience. What do you hope…
Campus stories
- Recent graduate John Bentley won the Chancellor's award for his research on the risks of social media expansion in developing […]
- UCSC student Stephanie Mayo-Burgos (Porter ’25, environmental studies and legal studies) pursues her dreams with the help of the Silver […]
- Emmanuel Ogundipe (Stevenson ’25, legal studies) plans to pursue law school upon graduation. The Gabriel Zimmerman scholarship award is helping […]
- While at UCSC, Marisol Ornelas (Stevenson ‘24, politics and legal studies) is working to remedy the many obstacles on the […]
- Nicole Britton was awarded the Weiss Family Scholarship in 2022. Learn more about how scholarships support students at UC Santa […]
- Cassandra Mar has a passion for helping ordinary people, especially minorities, feel connected to the political process. As a recent […]
- Aissata Ba, a 20-year-old Black Muslim first-generation American, was among a group of students brought together to be part of […]
- When she started at UCSC, Sharon Valle Rodriguez was unsure about everything. But she learned to be independent and emotionally […]
- Legal studies undergraduate Matt Sioson recently won $15,000 in funding from the Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation.