From UCSB, CSUN & UCLA
Getting to and through college can be a challenge for traditional students, who hit their studies, typically, with youth, energy and at the peak of their physical prowess. But for those who with serious illnesses or other disabilities, campuses around the area are paying more, welcome attention to their struggles. In Santa Barbara, Jack Johnson -- a singer, songwriter and alum -- and his wife have donated $50,000 in memory of a cousin, who, the family says, was undeterred by brain cancer from pursuing his studies. The gift will aid seriously ailing undergrads. In Westwood, a mom has funded prizes for seniors in disability studies, a minor that her late daughter and a late professor helped to create; the academic program now spans courses in 20 departments and seeks to get students and scholars to reexamine their thinking on the body, society and culture. Finally, in Northridge, the university is announcing the programming for its annual conference of entrepreneurs and tech industry executives, thousands of whom will gather next month in San Diego with other experts in the area of assisting the disabled.
A $50,000 memorial to aid undergrads with serious illness
Memorial prizes honor daughter's push for disability studies
Thousands expected for annual conference on disabled, technology, entrepreneurship
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