Improving Support Systems For Parenting Students at the University of California
In 2019-20, UCSA partnered with the UCLA Luskin policy group on an APP project studying support for UC’s parenting students. The official paper, compiles a series of interviews with parenting students, policy experts, and members of the workgroup to come out with an analysis of current gap areas in resources for parenting students, as well […]
New Analysis Finds Unequal Debt Burdens among University of California Undergraduates
A report released by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) and The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) finds that the burden of student loan debt is not borne evenly across all university graduates. First Comes Diploma, Then Comes Debt. Unequal Debt Burdens among University of California Undergraduates finds that the lowest income […]
Supporting Disability Resources Systemwide
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 […]
The Student Experience During the Trump Era
In the year following the presidential election of Donald Trump, the University of California Student Association conducted a series of interviews to capture first-hand experiences of underrepresented students living through the new administration. The project sought to determine if feelings of marginalization, vulnerability, and/or resiliency from underrepresented students were intensified after the 2016 election. We […]
A Plate at The Table: Student Stories & Recommendations Regarding Hunger and Basic Needs Insecurity
The UC Student Association considers food security, affordable housing, and readily available, culturally competent mental health services all to be basic needs of students pursuing a degree at the University of California. A recent study by the University of California Global Food Initiative found that 19% of student respondents had very low food security, while […]
Barriers to Completion for UC Graduate and Professional Students
Summary: The University of California (UC) prides itself on being a world-class public research university. The success of the UC graduate student population, which generates and performs a good deal of this research work, is vital to UC meeting its mission statement. Despite the rank of many UC campuses among top national research universities, many […]