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September 15, 2023
Since welcoming the inaugural class of undergraduate students in 2005, UC Merced has served as a beacon of opportunity, inspiration and possibility.  Even before the physical campus was completed, a small group of students confirmed their admittance to our wonderful campus, with a...
December 21, 2022
Dear Alumni, My name is Randell Rueda, your UC Merced Alumni Association President and alumnus from the class of 2011 and I am excited to share that this has truly been a historic year for our alma mater! UC Merced continues to experience unprecedented growth, being ranked by U.S. News &...
February 9, 2022
Dear Campus Community, It is with deep sadness that we write to inform you of the death of UC Merced founding faculty member Professor Jan Goggans. Since her arrival to the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts in 2005, she helped shaped the culture of the school with her focus...
July 27, 2021
My name is Ebony Goytia Hermosillo and I am a Chicana from a low-income single-parent family in Dos Palos. My family had been homeless when I was younger, and as a high schooler we lived in I am the first person in my family to go to college, while not being easy it has been rewarding. I chose UC...
June 22, 2021
For the first time in our campus’ history, a UC Merced alum will have the opportunity to shape and influence the University of California by serving as a voting member of the UC Board of Regents.  As part of the Board of Regents, four elected alumni representing all 10 campuses serve...
April 15, 2021
Dear Alumni, As members of our incredible and steadily growing alumni base, you are better equipped than anyone to share the story of the University of California, Merced. You know from firsthand experience what makes this university so special and how to account for its meteoric rise within the...
January 16, 2019
For Merced native Tessa Provins, the opportunity to attend UC Merced for her graduate education was a chance to come home again — but it wasn’t simply the familiar location that drew her to the campus. Provins earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2013 before pursuing...
December 18, 2018
More than 140 students became proud UC Merced alumni Saturday, Dec. 15, at Fall Commencement at the Art Kamangar Center in the Merced Theatre. Students receiving their bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees were honored in front of a theater full of friends and family. Chancellor...
November 15, 2018
Before David Do earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from UC Merced, he helped spearhead a Valentine’s Day card campaign that convinced First Lady Michelle Obama to give the commencement address to the first graduating class. Now, nearly a decade after passing through the...
October 15, 2018
It’s that time of year again - time to show your Bobcat pride at UC Merced’s annual Homecoming celebration. Students, staff, faculty, alumni and the community are welcome to the two-day event, which will include a downtown block party for the first time. The event kicks off Friday at the Downtown...

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