We are excited to have opened up the application for the Jim and Julie Lin Breaking Barriers Leadership and Scholarship Award, a $1,000 scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Jim Lin is a professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics who was a critical faculty advocate that helped secure the Cross-Cultural Center in the mid-1990s and continues to be a longtime supporter of the center.

This award is intended for those “unsung students” who labor to bring equity, diversity, inclusion, compassion, and social justice to light within the UC San Diego and the San Diego communities. Through the Cross-Cultural Center (CCC), the Jim & Julie Lin Breaking Barriers Award will be granted to a student who has demonstrated skill and passion in developing new programs or initiatives that substantially impact the UC San Diego community and have alignment to the CCC’s mission.