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We're excited to bring you the 2025 special commencement edition of our UCI Social Sciences enews! Featured below are stories of bold student changemakers whose accomplishments, activities, and aspirations represent our mission in action. |
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To our graduates, who make up nearly 20% of UCI's 2025 degree recipients: We're proud to welcome you to our more than 64,000-strong Anteater Alumni Network. I hope you'll keep in touch and continue pursuing a future that makes the world a better place. Be bold, always break the mold, and remain boundaryless in your pursuit.
Congratulations, social sciences graduates of the Class of 2025. Zot, zot, zot!
Bill Maurer, Dean
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| Supporting the next generation of college students
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| UC Irvine School of Social Sciences undergraduate commencement speaker Matthew Garcia-Ramirez focuses on the assets that first-gen students bring |
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| Seeds for success |
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| UC Irvine School of Social Sciences undergraduate commencement speaker Kyla T. Duong aims to help those facing barriers
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| Breaking barriers |
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| UC Irvine sociology honors student and LIFTED scholar Jesse Rinke has found purpose in education |
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| Beyond the data |
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| UC Irvine language science and data science double major Ky-Vinh Mai tackles big questions in ethics and AI |
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| A world of insight
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| Graduating UC Irvine senior Vanessa (Weng Ian) Leong's global upbringing and experiences have prepared her for a career that spans borders |
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| Building a legacy of leadership and care |
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| Fourth-year UC Irvine psychology major Princess Osonwa helps communities through healthcare |
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| Purpose in practice |
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| UC Irvine political science and international studies double major Zeynep Karatas is thoughtful, driven, and just getting started |
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| Hitting the ground running |
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| A fourth-year transfer student, business economics honors scholar Samantha Quezada has made the most of her time at UC Irvine |
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| A legacy worth building
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| UC Irvine graduating senior James Paredes is earning four majors and preparing to make a lasting impact |
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| Set up for success |
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| Graduating senior Mackenzie Maxwell takes a nontraditional path to UC Irvine—and finds her purpose in research and mental health advocacy
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| A second act |
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| From Marine and single father to a career in insurance, UC Irvine psychology major Aaron Fawcett finds his purpose in academia |
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| An ongoing journey |
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| Olivia Dinh's time as an undergrad in the UC Irvine political science department has inspired a lifetime of civil rights litigation  |
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| Using her voice
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| UC Irvine undergraduate Frankie Boren finds her calling in language science |
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| Academic ambitions |
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| Graduating Chicano/Latino studies major Maribel Santana Alvarez is driven by purpose, fueled by experience |
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| Big opportunities |
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| Graduating UC Irvine senior Yolanda Zhang explores big questions and her own potential as she heads to Yale University in the fall |
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| Policy matters |
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| UC Irvine business economics and international studies double major Liming Dong sees the people behind the policies |
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| Bridging a divide
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| UC Irvine international studies honors scholar Olivia Sirchio draws on personal experience near the southern border to guide her research
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| The power of persistence |
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| UC Irvine sociology major Luis A. Franco Flores' determined path to achieving his higher education dreams |
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| Three from social sciences honored with Chancellor's Award of Distinction |
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| Award recognizes UCI's most outstanding graduating seniors |
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| Order of Merit honors outstanding social sciences students |
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| 37 undergrads from social sciences receive OM distinction, 19 undergrads and grads honored with individual scholarships and honors |
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| Ramirez named 2025 Justice and Equity Research Paper Award recipient |
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| Honor highlights the UCI sociology and Chicano/Latino studies undergrad's paper on transnational grief
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| Garg named 2025 Social Sciences Outstanding Honors Thesis Award winner |
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| Honor recognizes the political science major for excellence in research |
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| Hoang awarded Outstanding Community College Transfer Student Scholarship |
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| Honor recognizes the political science transfer student for academic excellence |
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| Hurtado-Figueroa is named 2025 Schonfeld Scholar |
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| Honor recognizes the political science and criminology, law, and society double major for academic excellence, university involvement and achievement
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| Karatas receives Social Sciences Alumni Academic Excellence Scholarship |
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| Honor recognizes the international studies and political science double major for outstanding academic performance and service to the school, UCI campus and community |
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| Asadi named 2025 Macy Award winner |
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| Honor recognizes the UC Irvine undergraduate political science major for original research |
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| Park named Lave Paper Prize winner |
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| Honor recognizes the soon-to-be economics grad for research excellence
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| Guillen awarded Moore Scholarship for Community and Social Change |
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| Honor recognizes second-year social policy and public service major for academic promise and potential to enact change and improve the community |
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| Bhuskat awarded Moore Scholarship for Community and Social Change |
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| Honor recognizes the political science and economics undergrad for academic promise and potential to enact change and improve the community |
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| Chand awarded Moore Scholarship for Community and Social Change |
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| Honor recognizes the cognitive sciences and biological sciences undergrad for academic promise and potential to enact change and improve the community
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| Hamilton awarded Moore Scholarship for Community and Social Change |
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| Honor recognizes the sociology major for academic promise and potential to enact change and improve the community |
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| Parker awarded Moore Scholarship for Community and Social Change |
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| Sociology major recognized for academic promise and potential to enact change and improve the community |
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| Ready for takeoff |
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| Anteaters in Air Force ROTC are among elite few selected for pilot training after graduation
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| UCI soc sci shoutout: Doreen Hii |
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| Cognitive sciences Ph.D., 2025
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| The impact of migration |
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| Family history fuels UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. student Sofia Jaime's research on inequality and migration |
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| Applying knowledge beyond academia |
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| With three master's degrees and a political science Ph.D. in the works, UC Irvine's Nahreen Aref brings a clinical approach to refugee policy |
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| Amplifying trans teens' voices |
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| UC Irvine anthropology Ph.D. candidate Taylor Silverman explores the uniquely lengthy, collaborative process of gender-affirming care for youth |
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| UCI soc sci shoutout: Nora Bradford |
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| Cognitive sciences Ph.D., 2025
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| Question everything |
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| Shiva Upadhye, UC Irvine language science graduate student, looks outside the box in the language science department |
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| The heart of care |
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| UC Irvine global studies doctoral candidate Edward Nadurata's research on eldercare and global Filipino communities and the vital role of mentorship |
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| Not resting on her laurels |
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| Lauded UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. candidate Weijun Yuan finds the most joy in mentoring others |
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| Cognitive control in focus |
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| UC Irvine cognitive sciences grad student Mahbod Mehrvarz tackles the "reliability crisis"
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| Campos-Rodríguez receives competitive UCLA research award |
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| Economics doctoral student's work focuses on how racial and language-based disparities combine to shape the experiences of Latinos in the criminal justice system |
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| Shi earns UCI soc sci's Outstanding Service Award |
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| Honor recognizes the logic & philosophy of science grad student for exceptional contributions to the school community, including the intellectual growth of others |
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| Rowland receives social sciences Alberti prize |
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| Honor recognizes the political science grad student for promise as a future professor
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| Soifer named 2025 Justice and Equity Research Paper Award recipient |
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| Honor highlights anthropology grad student's work on affordable housing
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| Xu named Outstanding Scholar award recipient in social sciences
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| Honor recognizes the language science grad student for impressive research work |
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| Bonner wins Etel Solingen Award for Outstanding Paper in International Relations |
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| Honor recognizes the sociology grad student for work on bureaucratic entrapment
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| Martínez earns Romney Award for work examining Indigenous identity and struggles for state recognition in Ecuador |
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| Honor recognizes sociology Ph.D. student for outstanding graduate paper in social sciences
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| De Roche earns Romney Award for work on how negative legal consciousness guides victims’ navigation of domestic violence services |
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| Honor recognizes political science Ph.D. student for outstanding graduate paper in social sciences |
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