First Generation Content

First-Gen Student? You Belong!

Abigail Julianna Loomis — June 13, 2022 - 6:56pm

My name is Olivia-Alexis and I’m a first-generation college student who just graduated with a bachelor’s degree. My parents are second- and first-generation immigrants (my mother from Mexico and my father from the Philippines). They both worked hard so I could have college opportunities they never had.

Ruben Sobreyra

Anonymous — March 09, 2020 - 2:25pm

Ruben Sobreyra ’22

Hollister, California
Civil Engineering

First generation student Ruben Sobreyra is feeling ready for anything by getting support from UC Davis as an undergraduate majoring in civil engineering. Despite life challenges, Ruben is connecting and succeeding through student clubs, study abroad, academic programs and tutoring resources.

Kaia Yellowhorse

Anonymous — February 25, 2020 - 1:26pm

Kaia Yellowhorse ’20

Yreka, California
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Political Science

Kaia Yellowhorse found a second home at the Native American Academic Student Center.

Ricky Zapardiel

Anonymous — February 25, 2020 - 1:12pm

Ricky Zapardiel ’19

San Francisco, California
Transferred from Skyline College
Political Science - Public Service

Transfer student Ricky Zapardiel found a support system at the Veterans Success Center and discovered opportunities to make friends and give back.

Akira Hood

Anonymous — February 25, 2020 - 12:58pm

Akira Hood ’20

San Diego, California
Animal Science
African American Studies Minor

First generation college student Akira Hood feels career ready through a Sheep Barn internship and supported through a UC Davis academic success center.

Maribel Anguiano

Anonymous — February 25, 2020 - 12:47pm

Maribel Anguiano ’19

Lompoc, California
Transferred from Santa Barbara City College
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior

Our First Generation Initiative connected Maribel Anguiano to her research, giving her the opportunity to join a lab and pursue STEM learning.

Nouh Tekle

Anonymous — February 25, 2020 - 12:17pm

Nouh Tekle ’19

Oakland, California
Transferred from College of Alameda
Sociology

Nouh Tekle found his home through our African Diaspora Policy Center and Black Student Union as well as his passion in social sciences.

Expanding Opportunities for First-Generation Students

Julia Ann Easley — September 25, 2017 - 9:09pm

The Educational Opportunity Program on campus is expanding support for first-generation students through its 1st of Many educational advocacy initiative.

UC Davis Faculty Share Own Stories to Mentor First-Generation Students

Julia Ann Easley — September 25, 2017 - 2:47pm

Sons and daughters of parents who never went to or completed college will be in the classrooms and lecture halls when instruction starts this week at the University of California, Davis. And some of them will be at the front of the class — professors and lecturers sporting T-shirts that identify them as first-generation college graduates.

Nearly 400 UC Davis faculty are sharing their stories to offer encouragement and help to the 40 percent of undergraduates who would be in the first generation of their families to earn four-year �ԹϺ�� degrees.

HHMI Awards $1 Million Grant for Educational Equity

Andy Fell — June 07, 2017 - 10:29pm

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded a grant of $1 million to the University of California, Davis, to use software, data and personal networking among faculty and staff professionals to create a more inclusive educational environment engaged in ongoing improvement.