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June 13, 2024

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How a transfer student veteran went from Navy to neuroscience

Shadoe Neri-Dewitt, a former Navy enlistee and nuclear engineer, transferred to UC Santa Barbara to pursue his interest in psychology and research.

UCSB’s ÉXITO Program graduates third cohort of future ethnic studies teachers amidst rising attacks on ethnic studies

Designed for highly motivated students, the first of its kind program in the UC system provides undergraduates with a clearly structured pathway to becoming credentialed K-12 teachers.

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Despite extraordinary challenges, undergraduate Andrew Smith prevails

Set to graduate this week after overcoming a life-altering accident and addiction, Smith also has received the 2024 Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial Award, which recognizes a nontraditional student’s endurance, persistence and courage.

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Featured Events

2024 Undergraduate Art Exhibition

June 14, 2024

DEVIATE, representing over 75 student works, celebrates the conceptual and material divergences that students often take during their art education. An opening reception will be held at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at 3:30 p.m.