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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 hope this summary of the thirteen interviews will provide a detailed, intersectional look into the student experience under a national polarizing political climate.

Read the report, “The Student Experience During Trump Era”.

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.”