The University of California Student Association conducted a systemwide qualitative research project regarding the ways UC supports students with disabilities and the ways students believe that support can be improved. During the 2017-2018 academic year, the UCSA Board adopted a new campaign, #WeAre3D, responding to a request from communities representing students with disabilities to advocate for disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill students at the UC.
As Executive Director, Salih leads our staff team and organizational strategy, keeps the UCSA office in operation, supports the Board and other student leaders, and fundraises to maximize the potential of our organization. Salih also oversees planning for UCSA’s annual statewide conferences.
Raised in Oakland, California, Salih Muhammad strives to embody the principles of service, sacrifice, and selflessness. For much of his life, he has been committed to living toward the liberation of Black people, at home and abroad.
In 2009, he continued the pursuit of knowledge at the University of California, Berkeley, where he excelled as a Black student and organizer on campus. His favorite quote is from Franz Fanon, who stated, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
