Category: Education Students

College: Oakes Department: Community Studies/ Education What Award/ Scholarship did you receive? Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship What year do you expect to graduate? 2023 Where do you call home? I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California With all of the choices for college, what made UC Santa Cruz stand out? I came to UCSC because of the amazing…

Jasmin Bedolla, originally from the San Francisco Bay area, is a summer 2024 graduate of the Education Department’s M.A./credential program. She won the Kathryn Cheney Merriam scholarship to help her complete her degree. UC Santa Cruz interviewed her about her academic experience. What is your field of focus? I’ve dedicated my entire career to the…

Charley Brooks graduated from the Education Ph.D. Program at UC Santa Cruz in 2023. During her time in the program, UC Santa Cruz asked her to describe her research interests and explain what inspired her to pursue her Ph.D. at UCSC.  Before I came to UC Santa Cruz, I was teaching world history and English…

2024 graduate Kent Harlow received the Kathryn Cheney Merriam Scholarship to help support his studies. Kent has an undergraduate degree in wildlife ecology and conservation biology and is pursuing a Single Subject teaching credential in Life Science, which will qualify him to teach biology at the high school level, or science at the middle school…

Meghan Ueland received the Richard and Cindy Morley Award in Education to support her studies in the M.A./credential program. She graduated in 2023. UC Santa Cruz interviewed her about her academic experience.  What is your field of focus? I am finishing up my M.A. in Education and Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Sciences to…

Aaron Cruz, originally from San Bernardino, California, graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2021 with a Preliminary Teaching Credential and Master of Arts Degree in Education. He earned the Kathryn Cheney Merriam Scholarship to help support his studies. UC Santa Cruz interviewed him about his educational experience.  With all of the choices for college, what…

Veronica Salazar won the Walsh Family Scholarship for the 2022 to 2023 academic year to support her undergraduate studies. Salazar is a double major in Education, Democracy, and Justice and Psychology. UC Santa Cruz interviewed her about the scholarship win and her educational experience.  How will this scholarship impact your academic life/research? As someone who…

Politics and Education, Democracy and Justice double major Rojina Bozorgnia won the 2022 Benjamin Quaye Memorial Endowment for Social Justice award.  UC Santa Cruz interviewed her about her academic interests and experience.  What is your field of focus? I double majored in Politics, with a concentration in U.S politics, and Education, Democracy & Justice. Although…