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By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, February 11, 2020 Some students will be able to help pay for college through public service, thanks to a pilot program the state launched Monday. Three universities in the Northern San Joaquin Valley are among the eight involved statewide. About 250 students will take part in the rollout of the Civic Action Fellowship during the 2020-21 academic year. It builds on community service that many students already do as part of their coursework. In Turlock, for...

By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2019 The University of California plans to enroll 1,400 more California undergraduates next year with no tuition increase under a 2020-21 budget approved Thursday by the board of regents. The UC system also will enroll 1,000 additional graduate students and expand mental health services and academic support in its drive to increase graduation rates and close the achievement gap among diverse student groups. The UC Student Assn. successfully...

DATE: Thursday, April 9, 2020 TIME: 12:00PM Many people have questions about ways to cope with stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the UC Davis Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has organized a weekly webinar series focused on Inclusive Practices, Holistic Health and Wellbeing. Please join me and Dr. Andres Sciolla, MD as we discuss Stress, Trauma and Resilience this Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 12 PM via Zoom. You can register at...

By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2020 The ruling came in a lawsuit asserting that the use of standardized test scores is broadly biased — and particularly detrimental to students with disabilities who seek to take the test during the coronavirus crisis. Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman said in his Monday ruling that plaintiffs had shown sufficient cause to stop the tests for now because applicants with disabilities had virtually no access to test-taking sites or legally...

Welcome to Virtual Healing Circles! This session serves as an opportunity for people to connect and offer supportive group spaces in processing the ongoing violence across our globe. We invite you to join us in sharing a space for people to offer compassion and experience unity. Join us Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Please register here: bit.ly/healingcircle3-30

PRESS RELEASE: ACE Overcomers Launches “Building Healthy Life Skills” Project We are excited to announce that ACE OVERCOMERS has been named Central Valley Opportunity Fund GRANTEE in collaboration with UC Merced & MERCED MISSION! Read more about this exciting partnership in the Press Release on our website: ACEOVERCOMERS.ORG .