AVID program at every high school will improve college enrollment rates
Editor’s note: Melanie Friz, Keanu Velasquez, David Ochoa, Florence Goldson, Melanie Baeza, and Gloria Bravo are all current undergraduate students of the University of California, Merced taking action in changing the education system and advocating for college prep programs to be implemented in all public institutions. The following is authored by…
Picture This: Migrant Farmworkers’ Daughter Turns UC Merced…
By Elizabeth Arakelian
(UC Merced press release)
When Anna Ocegueda walks across the stage at UC Merced’s 2019…
Merced College set for 2019 Commencement Ceremony
Carmen Ramirez vividly remembers the looks of pride on her parents’ faces when she graduated from Merced College.
It’s the same looks that the Merced…
This year’s graduation season includes these little ones
BY MICHAEL BRIGGS
Special to the Times
Enthusiastic graduates, proud parents, and family members were in attendance recently at the Merced County Library main branch for the conclusion and graduation ceremony of the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program.”
What began as a pilot program in 2017 has progressed into a blossoming avenue…
Nathan Brostrom named interim chancellor of UC Merced
The University of California Board of Regents today (May 16) voted to approve President Janet Napolitano’s appointment of systemwide Executive Vice…
UC chancellor says it’s time to step down
Dorothy Leland announced this week her intention to step down as chancellor of the University of California, Merced.
An interim chancellor for UC Merced …
State of the College address highlights access, expansion
Energized by new initiatives to improve student access and enrollment, and a community willing to invest in campus expansion with new facilities and programs, Merced College — the largest institution of higher education in the region — is considered “stronger than ever before.”
Those are the words of Merced College President Chris …
‘Innovate To Grow’ to showcase UC Merced engineering…
Area residents are invited to join UC Merced for a showcase of student projects at Innovate to Grow, the annual showcase of UC Merced student ingenuity and…
UC Merced leads way in national park leadership
Conservation and leadership of the country’s national parks and natural resources is ingrained in the UC Merced’s DNA. To reinforce the concentrated efforts…
Leland to step down as UC Merced Chancellor
https://youtu.be/7pk9nnbFa7Y
Dorothy Leland announced today (May 13) her intention to step down as chancellor of the University of California, Merced, effective Aug. 15, 2019.
“These have been the most gratifying eight years of my long professional career,” said Leland, who was appointed by the Board of Regents in 2011 to serve as the third…
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