Sunday, June 21

UCSA president inspired by past

As a UCLA student more than five years ago, Angélica Salceda struggled to pay for college, balancing multiple jobs and the workload of a full-time student. Read more...

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UCLA alumna Angélica Salceda (left) was elected president of the UCSA. Salceda worked for state Sen. Kevin de Leon (right) for about three years before starting law school at UC Berkeley.







Undocumented students weigh risks of applying for deferred action

For most of Yesenia Capellino's life, the possibility of being deported from the country in which she had spent most her life was a persistent fear. Read more...

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Students fill out the application for the federal deferred action initiative during a workshop hosted by Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success.