/ Latinx Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /admissions/blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-hispanic-serving-institution <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Being a Hispanic/Latinx-identifying student at one of the largest UCs has opened my eyes to the limitations we as a community face. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ being on the map as a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution means more diversity on our campus and support for students where their concerns are heard. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ becoming an HSI would help create a bridge to close the gap between low-income people of color and higher education.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> March 22, 2023 - 2:32pm Abigail Julianna Loomis /admissions/blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-hispanic-serving-institution /admissions/blog/being-a-hispanic-first-generation-college-student <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As a first-gen student of color, finding my sense of belonging has been my biggest struggle. Up until college, I had yearned for this feeling of acceptance my whole life. Growing up in a highly critical community for so long, I never expressed my true self due to the fear of being ridiculed by others. I spent a majority of my life trying to prove my worth. In doing so, I pursued higher education as a way to escape the pressures and expectations of growing up in a low-income community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> March 22, 2023 - 2:22pm Abigail Julianna Loomis /admissions/blog/being-a-hispanic-first-generation-college-student /curiosity/news/poverty-predicts-stress-levels-teens-research-suggests Teens who have lived in poverty experience physical signs of stress at higher levels than those in more economically secure families. August 24, 2021 - 2:40pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/news/poverty-predicts-stress-levels-teens-research-suggests /climate/news/poor-swelter-as-urban-areas-of-u-s-southwest-get-hotter <p>Acres of asphalt parking lots, unshaded roads, dense apartment complexes and neighborhoods with few parks have taken their toll on the poor. As climate change accelerates, low-income districts in the Southwestern United States are 4 to 7 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit — on average — than wealthy neighborhoods in the same metro regions, University of California, Davis, researchers have found in a new analysis.&nbsp;</p> February 18, 2021 - 11:10am Karen Michele Nikos /climate/news/poor-swelter-as-urban-areas-of-u-s-southwest-get-hotter