Pictured: Inaugural graduates of the 2024 LIFTED cohort celebrate their degree accomplishments. Courtesy of Steve Zylius/UC Irvine. Original article published on the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences website. Article by Heather Ashbach, UCI Social Sciences. ...
Welcome to the second issue of the UCI LIFTED newsletter. 2023 has been a year of incredible growth for us, and we are excited to share our updates and successes with you. First, UCI LIFTED is currently serving 44 students: 24 in our first cohort and 20 in our second...
In this essay, incarcerated UCI LIFTED student Kelly McCleod shares how having access to higher eeducation while incarcerated helped him regain his love for learning, and more importantly, his belief in himself.
In this essay by incarcerated LIFTED student Azeez Momoh, he reflects on the impact that education has had on his life and how it has transformed his thinking and given him a new life purpose.