Social Impact

Earlier this year, the United States experienced its largest tuberculosis outbreak in modern history. For a disease that had largely dropped off Americans’ radar, it was a disturbing reminder of how quickly epidemics can explode into the public consciousness. However, the 153 infections in Kansas were a drop in the bucket compared to the 10.8 million people who contracted the disease globally in 2023.

Tuberculosis is...

If you haven’t heard of Fred Ross before, you’ve likely heard of the legendary activists he helped train, like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Drawing on organizing tactics still used today, such as house meetings and voter registration campaigns, Ross helped secure pivotal racial justice victories, like the election of Los Angeles’s first Latino council member in 1949 and the desegregation of schools in California’s Citrus Belt in 1947. Born in 1910, he was a behind-the-scenes force for civil rights and labor organizing throughout much of the 20th century.

His life and work are...

UCDC Student Spotlight: Raquel Lopez Blanco (she/her)

Raquel (she/her) participated in our UCDC program in the Spring of 2024. During her time in UCDC, she interned with the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration, where she was able to better understand the immigration process through working directly with...

While some of her peers were relaxing over summer vacation, Eythana Miller was reviewing music and art exhibitions and conducting interviews for METAL Magazine. It was a dream internship for college students who, like Miller, are interested in pursuing a career in journalism.