Publications

Student Publications

As part of IRLE’s goal to advance the next generation of labor and employment scholars, our Student Research Brief series highlights student-led academic research conducted by UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students.

Creating Career Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters

September 27, 2022 • By Elizabeth Brown, James Carlin, Martin Lara, Eli Martinez and Erin Katherine McCall

Positive Attributes of Foster Care That Promote Access to Higher Education

July 22, 2022 • By Mayra Cazares-Minero, Karen Esparza Lopez, Marciela Rodrigues, Nataly Romero-Robledo, Alishba Sardar, Eva Sidlo, Merina Smith and Jill Duerr Berrick

COVID-19’s Impacts on Learning Environments and Educational Performance of Low-Income, First-Generation College Students

August 24, 2021 • By Naomi Eden, Kelly Figueroa, Nilufar Kayhani, Amy Lo and Sabrina Luna

Navigating to the University of California, Berkeley: A Case Study of De Anza High and UC Berkeley Campus Climate, High School College Readiness, and Yield to UC Berkeley

August 23, 2021 • By Janae Briggs, Alishba Sardar, Eunice Bonfil Tapia, Graciela Serratos and Marciela Rodrigues

University of California Campus Support Programs for Former Foster Youth

July 22, 2021 • By Chanice Leilani Brown, Kyle LaMar and Jill Duerr Berrick

The Undocumented Graduate: Is UC Berkeley Failing to Prepare its Undocumented Students for Life After Graduation?

January 29, 2021 • By Erika Castano, Francisco Gonzalez, Angela Laureano, Keziah Aurin, Maria Dominguez and Erika K. Cota

Undocumented at Cal: Is UC Berkeley Failing to Support Undocumented STEM Students?

January 27, 2021 • By Keziah Aurin, Maria Dominguez, Erika K. Cota, Erika Castano, Francisco Gonzalez and Angela Laureano

Benefits of Higher Education for Formerly Incarcerated People

December 15, 2020 • By Dustin Wallace, Naomi Eden and Juan Flores

More Information

For more information or to make a submission, contact the Student Publications series editor at irle@berkeley.edu.