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Angelica Muro talks equity, ethnicity, career and culture

On April 8, Angelica Muro, artist and Chair of the Visual and Public Art Department, engaged in virtual conversation with fellow artist Amy Díaz-Infante about their creative practice, personal journeys as artists and educators, and equity in the art and museum worlds.

CARES grant invests $750K in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý efforts to help small businesses recover from pandemic

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a $749,810 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University Corporation at Monterey Bay on Thursday, April 8. The grant will provide technical assistance to coronavirus-impacted small businesses and support the economic resiliency of the Monterey Bay region. It is expected to create 35 jobs, retain 200 jobs, and generate $3 million in private investment, a news release.

Men of Color in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý shared lessons about representation

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Department of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý and Leadership and the Center for Black Student Success collaborated on an April 7 virtual panel discussion, Men of Color in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, in an effort to encourage more men of color to consider going into the field of teaching and education.

What students can expect in housing and dining this fall

The past year of the COVID-19 pandemic might feel like one of the most profound and exhausting years in a generation.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý and GetVirtual program helps small businesses during pandemic

The Santa Cruz-based GetVirtual project launched in the summer of 2020 to fortify small businesses from the economic toll of the pandemic shutdown. It has worked by partnering with colleges and universities like ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

Aside from engaging studies, here’s what else ÐÔÊӽ紫ý offers

The Pandemic Year changed everything: how we work, study, play, shop, travel, socialize. It changed how we touch and breathe. But with the widespread use of masks, observing of social distancing, and the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý — and the country — sees a return to normal in sight.