
From the Chancellor
Admissions numbers show our commitment to expanding opportunity for students of all backgrounds.

Melissa LaHommedieu: Finding a way home
Santa Cruz social worker Melissa LaHommedieu (John R. Lewis ’19, psychology) uses her lived experience to help others find housing and navigate the foster-care system after breaking the cycle of poverty and abuse that marked her early life.

Nomsa Khalfani: Health care without stigma
Nomsa Khalfani (Kresge ’91, sociology), co-leads Essential Access Health, a nonprofit with a mission of advancing health equity and promoting quality sexual and reproductive health care for all.

A human-centered approach supports emerging scientists
UCSC's Lamat Institute—which provides opportunities for early-career scientists to engage in novel research and creates healthy spaces for scientific inquiry—marked a banner year with graduate school admissions, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards, and American Astronomical Society honors.

Travel with us!
Join us on one of our Inspired Expeditions! We have some amazing destinations in 2024.

Fall 2023 Mac and iPad sale
Students, staff, faculty, and alumni can save on select Macs and iPads at Bay Tree Campus Store! Offer good until September 1!
