“Game changer”: UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla extends scholarships to partner high schools

In a moving ceremony April 17 in Southeastern San Diego, Chancellor Pradeep Khosla announced a new UC San Diego scholarship for local students at Gompers Preparatory Academy, Lincoln High School and The Preuss School UCSD.  As his blog described it, “The Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship program will provide the eligible graduates, who’ve been accepted to UC…

Student essays honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez in the struggle for college

UC San Diego’s EAOP helped to host a Cesar Chavez community breakfast April 8, to honor the organizing legacy and current vibrancy of the Latino community in San Diego. The event, which brought together a large crowd of local educators and community leaders, included a rousing speech on success in the STEM pipeline by astronaut…

The San Diego Science Project Prepares Teachers for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Last week, a group of 24 San Diego Science Project (SDSP) teachers came together for one final workshop before the release of the final draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) next week. In the past year, over 120 teachers have joined in these workshops as part of a targeted SDSP initiative that is…