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Should UCSB's Promise Scholars program go statewide?
UCSB's first class of Promise Scholars graduated this past spring. Low-income students received free tuition for maintaining at least a 2.75 GPA. Many of the students are the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college.
By Jarrett Hill • • 24m ListenUCSB's first class of Promise Scholars graduated this past spring. Low-income students received free tuition for maintaining at least a 2.75 GPA. Many of the students are the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college. They face more challenges than financial ones.
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3 storiesLow-income students turn to UCSB's Promise Scholars Program for success
Jocalyn Sanford grew up in Stockton, California, where she took AP classes in high school and was captain of her track team. She began working at age 15 to help her family pay the bills.
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The diving vessel, Conception, caught fire off Santa Cruz Island early Monday morning, trapping 33 passengers and one crew member in the sleeping quarters below deck. All but one of the 34 bodies have been recovered from the fire.
Read the story7 minSteve Martin shares Aboriginal Australian art in Beverly Hills
It's the last week to see Desert Painters of Australia at Gagosian in Beverly Hills, which features work by indigenous Australians. “The story [behind these paintings] starts in the 1950s -- not the brightest moment in Australia,” says…
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