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Aridin speaks at a podium in a hot pink outfit in front of a government building, surrounded by colleagues with signs that read “Education shouldn’t be a privilege” and “Budget better have my money.”

Alum changemaker awarded prestigious global scholarship

Future international leader begins journey for global prosperity in Beijing

by Isabella Beristain
January 15, 2025

After representing more than 230,000 of her peers as UC Student Association president, Celene Aridin is ready to take her advocacy to the global stage. The 2024 UC Davis graduate joins an elite cadre of 150 scholars from around the world who will study China’s emerging role in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar. Read the full article.