Stephanie Arteaga, 2022 cohort, recently received a $3,000 Chime Scholars Foundation Scholarship, awarded in partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). This scholarship opportunity is awarded to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors who are enrolled full-time or part-time at a two-year or four-year HACU-member institution. In addition to the scholarship, recipients are also funded o attend the ¡Adelante! Leadership Institute at HACU’s Annual Conference, taking place in Chicago this year.

(note: this post will be updated through Summer quarter 2023)

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Disability and Health Care: A Conversation with Activist Alice Wong

Kate LaForge, a Doctoral candidate in Sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was awarded $42,806 from the Agency for Health Research Quality (AHRQ) Health Services Research Dissertation Grant (R36) for her project, "Unraveling Crisis Text Services: Perceptions and Experiences among Low-income Young Adults with Suicidal Ideation". Suicide is a leading cause of death for young adults, which worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.