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July 1, 2021 at 4:59 pm by Holly Rusch and Atmika Iyer UC Santa Barbara professors, lecturers and faculty within the LGBTQ+ community have a wide range of lived experiences.  Max Abrams / Daily Nexus The Nexus spoke with employees on UCSB’s Out List about their experience within the field of higher education as members of the LGBTQ+ community — along with other aspects of their identities. Some of these experiences occurred at UCSB while others were in other universities and colleges.  Graduate Dean and Feminist Studies Professor Leila Rupp shared that one of her pri...

Reply Working with children and adolescents I have had many parents ask about 504 plans and Individual Educational Plans (IEP). Parents tend to focus on the assistance their child may need in elementary or high school due to a learning disability or mental health issues. Working over 20 years as a psychotherapist, what I have observed is that children who need assistance in elementary and high school typically need assistance in college. However, many students are not aware that they are entitled to assistance in College too. Now that schools and colleges are reopening many college students a...

Beginning Fall Quarter 2021, students joining the Letters & Science Honors and Engineering Honors programs will no longer enjoy priority registration, a longtime fixture of the honors program that granted students early access to course registration.  New UCSB students entering honors programs will not have priority registration starting this fall. Daily Nexus / Cameron Hsieh Several UC Santa Barbara administrators announced the decision in an email to students on Monday, in which they described the priority registration benefits of honors programs as creating “an unintended problem...

Making CalFresh information, eligibility more accessible to graduate students Last Updated February 24, 2021 Reflecting on my first year at UC Berkeley in 2018 as a transfer, first generation college student, and daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, I wish information about basic needs resources had been more accessible to me. Like many students, I ended up having to seek out those resources on my own. As a current graduate student, I am aware of the importance of having basic needs met not only in order to have good health and well-being but also to excel in academics. Multiple generations...

Oscar Dubón, Jr. to step down as vice chancellor of equity and inclusion Last Updated December 20, 2020 Oscar Dubón, Jr., vice chancellor of equity and inclusion at UC Berkeley for more than three years, is stepping down from his position in June of 2021. Oscar Dubón, Jr., vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at UC Berkeley, is stepping down from his position in June of 2021. Having held the position for more than three years, Dubón made significant contributions for BIPOC students, according to a campuswide email. The email credits his leadership for establishing committees to overse...