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UC, UCSA launch nationwide effort to increase aid for low-income students

A few years ago, college was not in the picture for AnDrea Crawford, a 46-year-old who was busy raising three kids and running an East Oakland hair salon.

Today, she’s finishing up a UC Berkeley degree in legal studies — an accomplishment that she says would never have been possible without the federal aid program known as the Pell Grant.

After learning that her youngest had autism, she decided to hang up her trimming shears and go to college to gain the knowledge and resources to be a more ef

Thank you to those lending hearts and minds to California’s recovery

As the world continues to confront the global pandemic, the University of California community has stepped up like never before, drawing on the spirit of ingenuity and service that defines us.

From hospitals and labs to neighborhoods across California, UC staff, faculty, alumni and students are putting their creativity and compassion to work to help their neighbors and save lives. Here are a few of their inspiring stories:

A group of first-year residents at UCSF launched an effort to let criti

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I am a senior communications strategist and former journalist, helping non-profit and higher education organizations showcase and build public support for their work.

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