Student Stories
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Sofia Trigueros Ufford
Sofia Trigueros Ufford (she/her) is a senior at the University of California at Santa Cruz, double majoring in Latin American and Latino studies and agroecology, and holds the New York State Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish. Read more for insights into her time on campus undertaking undergraduate research. Q: How did you first get started with undergraduate…
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Allison Majano
Allison Majano (Latin American and Latino studies, education, democracy, and justice, psychology, John R. Lewis, ‘26) received the 2025 Walsh Family Scholarship, which provides an award of up to $5,000 based on academic merit and financial need. This award will allow her to devote more time to research and volunteer work and stay focused on…
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Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia (Latin American and Latino studies, Cowell, ‘25) received the 2025 Walsh Family Scholarship, which provides an award of up to $5,000 based on academic merit and financial need. One of Garcia’s mentors, Professor Catherine Ramírez, helped him apply for the award, which has enabled him to focus on his final quarter of classes,…
Campus stories
- Environmental studies and Latin American and Latino studies major Chris Mathura won the dean's award for his research examining early […]
- Meet Diana Hernandez, a student parent who transferred to UC Santa Cruz from Hartnell College. Diana is pursuing a bachelor’s […]
- Lizeth Peña Sanchez (’24, education, democracy, and justice, Latin American and Latino studies, and sociology) received scholarships from The Institute […]
- Four doctoral candidates in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department received awards that will help propel them forward in […]
- Two UC Santa Cruz faculty were awarded $310,000 grants to lead national research working groups, and two doctoral students have […]
- The daughter of Oaxacan migrants, Candy Martinez has found a meaningful way to reconnect with her roots, investigating the ways […]
- UC Santa Cruz student Tommy Alejandrez was living on the streets when he met former NFL player Zack Follett on […]
- Rafael Delgadillo, a UC Santa Cruz doctoral student in Latin American and Latino Studies, is looking at how New Orleans' […]
- Doctoral candidate’s research interprets graffiti’s deeper meaning among Latinx and Black urban subcultures in Los Angeles.