


Inspiration strikes in the most unlikely of places. For University of California, Irvine (UCI) student Aryan Ghanadan it struck at the West Oakland BART Station. “I was getting on the Megabus back to the Bay Area,” he recalls, “and I noticed two things: one, there was...
From October 20-24, 2025, UC Irvine joined colleges and universities across the country to celebrate National Transfer Student Week. Hosted and organized by the UC Irvine Transfer Student Center (TSC), the campuswide celebration included several events to recognize UC...
Pictured: Students pose with Peter the Anteater at the 2022 First Gen Day event at UC Irvine. Steve Zylius / UC Irvine Original article published on the UC Irvine News website. In early November, campuses across the country will pause to celebrate First-Generation...