The Prodigy News at UC Merced

"California became the first state in the country to require its public universities to provide medication abortion on campus after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “College Student Right to Access Act,” or Senate Bill 24, into law on Friday."

California Will Now Require Public Colleges to Offer the Abortion Pill It's the first state to do so.

"In order to help students perform their best in all aspects of life, CAPS and Health Promotion are teaming up to host a variety of activities through the month of October for Emotional Wellness Month."

Campus Hosts Events for Emotional Wellness Month | Newsroom By Kenneth Mashinchi, UC MercedOctober 9, 2019Doing well in school isn’t just about performing well academically and the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health Promotion understand that. In order to help students perform their best in all aspects of life, CAPS and Health Promotion a...

"DACA, which was established in 2012 under the Obama administration, grants temporary legal status to immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. The Trump administration has since proposed to end the program, making nearly 1 million young adults eligible for deportation."

As Congress debates 'Dreamers' bill, colleges focus on aid and services Democrats' American Dream and Promise Act, which could give legal status to more than 2 million immigrants, is not expected to pass the Senate.

"On Sunday, UC Merced student Anna Ocegueda will become the first person from her family to graduate from a four-year university."

UC Merced student gets big reaction to migrant parents post A UC Merced student wanted to honor her parents, who are undocumented field workers, as she prepares to graduate. The picture went viral on Twitter as her story of resonated with many people.

"Eight years ago, Dorothy Leland was getting ready to retire from the presidency of Georgia College & State University when she received an intriguing headhunter’s call."

UC Merced chancellor, who brought big ambitions to the small campus, to step down UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland, who doubled the size of the University of California's newest and most diverse campus and boosted graduation rates of its mostly low-income and first-generation students, will retire.

"Justin Mapanao is a first-year student at UC Merced, and is currently the youngest member of the Campus Activities Board (CAB). In addition to being a member of the Filipino American Alliance organization, Justin is a political science major looking to pursue a career in International Politics, following his studies at UC Merced."

Justin Mapanao- Campus Activities Board Member Justin Mapanao is a first-year student at UC Merced, and is currently the youngest member of the Campus Activities Board (CAB). In addition to being a member of the Filipino American Alliance organ…

"No other University of California, Merced event has ever featured so many students in one night, unlike what the Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies Showcase event intends to do for the second time around on Friday, May 10th, 2019."

Global Arts Media Writing Studies Arts Showcase No other University of California, Merced event has ever featured so many students in one night, unlike what the Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies Showcase event intends to do for the second …

"Two unions representing 39,000 workers at the University of California announced Monday they plan a system-wide walkout May 16 to protest the UC’s unilateral decisions to outsource tens of millions of dollars in work that should be performed by their members.

Here’s when 39,000 UC workers plan their 5th walkout. This time, it’s over outsourcing Two unions representing 39,000 workers at the University of California announced Monday that they plan a fifth system-wide walkout to protest the UC’s decisions to outsource millions of dollars in work.

"Before the Spring 2019 semester began at University of California, Merced, an unforeseen event happened that affected both the political science department and the students taking political science courses."

A Political Science Set Back Before the Spring 2019 semester began at University of California, Merced, an unforeseen event happened that affected both the political science department and the students taking political science…