University of California, Santa Cruz
We seek to embed principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion because we aspire to extraordinary outcomes in research, scholarship and creative activities, teaching, and other related pursuits. The campus rests among redwood forests on former ranchlands above the city of Santa Cruz and the Pacific Ocean—both of which provide opportunities for study, research, and recreation. A global research university, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world’s most celebrated system of public higher education, an
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- Category: Higher Education
- Founded: 1965
- Headquarters: Santa Cruz, CA
- Website: ucsc.edu
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We seek to embed principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion because we aspire to extraordinary outcomes in research, scholarship and creative activities, teaching, and other related pursuits. The campus rests among redwood forests on former ranchlands above the city of Santa Cruz and the Pacific Ocean—both of which provide opportunities for study, research, and recreation. A global research university, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world’s most celebrated system of public higher education, an
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