The Black Resource Center (BRC) serves all students while emphasizing the Black experience. The center is a welcoming space where students can connect with new friends, hang out and relax, study, meet with dedicated BRC staff, or attend fun and informative events.
Some signature support programs and events offered through the BRC include:
• BLACK FAMILY ORIENTATION
• BLACK GRADUATION
• BLACK MEN’S COLLECTIVE
• BLACK QUEER COLLECTIVE
• BLACK WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE
• BRC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
• PEER GUIDANCE PROGRAM
Discover the many opportunities and resources that emphasize and support the experiences of the Black community at UC San Diego.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
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Choose from more than 160 majors and enhance your degree by selecting one of hundreds of minors. Taught by world renowned faculty, our course offerings span the arts, sciences, humanities, and engineering.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
• Black Diaspora and African American Studies
• Ethnic Studies
• Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Equity and Diversity
MINOR HIGHLIGHTS
• African American Studies
• African Studies
• Law and Society
HBCU EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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The Thurgood Marshall College Exchange Program allows UC San Diego students from any college to participate in exchanges with three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Spelman and Morehouse colleges in Atlanta and Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.
HANDS-ON RESEARCH
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At UC San Diego, you can get hands-on research experience as early as your first year on campus. Programs including our Black Studies Project, Faculty Mentor Program, Summer Research Program, and Undergraduate Research Scholarships all offer resources to help you find opportunities and essential funding.
STUDENT LIFE
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There are more than 650 student organizations, 24 fraternities, 21 sororities, and 16 cultural-based Sorority and Fraternity Life organizations at UC San Diego!
• African Student Association
• Black Pre-Medical Society
• Black Student Union
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• National Pan-Hellenic Council
• National Society of Black Engineers
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• Nigerian Student Association
• Queer and Trans People of Color at UC San Diego
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
• Umoja Club
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STUDENT STORY
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I found my Triton family by getting more involved in the campus. First, with the Black Resource Center, where I’m a peer guidance leader, and then also joining clubs like the Sustainable Investment Group, where I’m a co-vice president of equity research. I just make sure to involve myself with my interests and my personal life here on campus.
Just be yourself – there’s no one like you. And it’s important to share that with everyone, because that’s the only way we’re going to make the world a better place.
LIVING ON CAMPUS
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Undergraduates who live on campus can reside within one of our comfortable residence halls and apartments, but UC San Diego also offers several options for those interested in cultural or lifestyle housing. The African Black Diaspora Living-Learning Community (ABDLLC) emphasizes an environment of personal and academic excellence through the affirmation and celebration of Blackness in its various expressions. Students interested in the ABDLLC must apply for a spot.
Other living-learning communities on campus include:
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
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At UC San Diego, we strive to ensure students have support that fits their own unique needs. From physical and mental well-being to resources for firstgeneration or transfer students, we’re here to help you every step of the way.
