Julia Barajas
I explore how college students achieve their goals — whether they’re fresh out of high school, or going back for the first time in years — and what support they get along the way.
My exposure to college began when I was a high school senior. In all my years of schooling, I’d never been assigned anything written by a person of Mexican descent, despite growing up in L.A. County. So when a brochure for East Los Angeles College appeared in my family’s mailbox, I tried out dual enrollment, and took an introductory Chicano Literature course. We read everything from Tomás Rivera’s “... And the Earth Did Not Devour Him” to Bernice Zamora’s “Notes from a Chicana ‘COED.’” And what I learned there — about writing, about history, and about myself — stayed with me. It informed my decision to major in literature and Latin American studies when I went on to earn a four-year degree, and it continues to shape the work I do now.
My hope is that all college students will get a similar chance to chart a course for themselves, guided by their own curiosities and ambitions.
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The food studies minor — which draws on geography, history, law, public health and other fields — is making its way into more SoCal lecture halls. -
Allegations suggest that Joseph Castro received at least 12 complaints about Frank Lamas, the Vice President for Student Affairs.
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According to a recent report, Chancellor Joseph Castro mishandled sexual harassment complaints while he was president of Fresno State.
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After a temporary shift back to remote learning following winter break, the UC system’s nine undergraduate campuses resumed in-person instruction this week.
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Among those who cast a vote, 95% voted to ratify the contract.
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The person suspected of making the threat has been taken into custody in Colorado, university officials said.
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Enrollment in the U.S. has dropped by over a million students since the fall of 2019, and California accounts for about a quarter of the plunge.
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Unlike public universities, local community colleges have been slow to update their vaccination policies.
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Cal State is the largest university system to ban discrimination based on caste.
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From graduation ceremonies to course syllabi, formal land acknowledgment statements are all over Southern California campuses. But is "optical allyship" enough to honor indigenous history?
