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Faculty Testimonial from Keramet Reiter, Professor, UCI Social Ecology

by Web Admin | Mar 2, 2022 | From Current and Past Students and Faculty

“Underground Scholars does more than provide a support community to formerly incarcerated students on campus. They work to educate the campus community about the perspectives of and challenges faced by formerly incarcerated students, mobilize to overcome barriers to...

Faculty Testimonial from Katie Tinto, Professor, UCI Law School

by Web Admin | Mar 2, 2022 | From Current and Past Students and Faculty

“Underground Scholars provides a critical voice and support for our students here are UCI who are formerly justice-system-involved.” Katie Tinto, Professor, UCI Law School

Student Testimonial from Jesus Adan, UCI Student

by Web Admin | Feb 23, 2022 | From Current and Past Students and Faculty

“As I awaited my decision from UCI’s admissions office in 2018, I received my second DUI and was jailed multiple times for fighting, public intoxication, and disturbing the peace. As a result, I began part of my first quarter at UCI on house arrest and spent...

Student Testimonial from Ester Mendez, UCI Student

by Web Admin | Jan 18, 2022 | From Current and Past Students and Faculty

“UC Irvine was a totally different encounter from my community college experience. Honestly, it has its pros and cons but just the simple fact that I had gotten as far as I did makes me appreciate the campus a lot more. My experience at UC Irvine turned phenomenally...

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  • Student Testimonial from Jesus Adan, UCI Student

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The UCI Underground Scholars Program provides recruitment, retention, and advocacy support services to incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system impacted students.

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