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Harnessing the power of data to improve educational outcomes

Yuzhu Xia graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2022 with a Ph.D. in Education and a secondary specialization in quantitative social sciences. Now, she works as an Evaluation and Data Manager within the Early Childhood Department of the Boston Public School District. The UC Santa Cruz news team spoke with Xia to learn more about…

Creating community and change: Sharhonda Bossier’s path from UCSC to education leadership
September 11, 2024
Sharhonda Bossier, a UCSC undergraduate and graduate alumna and current CEO of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), credits the support […]
El Centro Resource Center inspires alumna’s future career
December 4, 2023
Recent graduate Lorena Hernandez-Rivera strives to help others.
The power of research
January 23, 2020
Wilfrido Hernández Flores discovered social science research in the Culture and Achievement Collaborative, and it changed his life
Life lessons and a fast break for success
December 16, 2013
For UCSC student James Townsend, basketball not only provided lessons in hard work, perseverance, and self control—it was also his […]
Two UCSC alumni win prestigious science teaching fellowships
August 23, 2013
Alumni Rick Barlow and Melissa Meloy won teaching fellowships from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation.