2020
“The power of research,” by J.D. Hillard, January 22, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
“Breaking down barriers to success,” by J.D. Hillard, January 16, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
“First-gen faculty leader: Rebecca Covarrubias,” by Ashleigh F. Papp, July 5, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
“Connecting on campus: social psychologist Rebecca Covarrubias documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college,” By Ashleigh F. Papp, July 6, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
2019
“Undergraduate scholars selected for Koret/First-Gen research program,” January 25, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
“Raising awareness of ‘deficit thinking,'” by J.D. Hillard, December 12, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
“First Generation, lasting impact,” by J.D. Hillard, October 31, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
2018
“Underrepresented Students Navigate Higher Education,” by Chloe Reynolds, February 8, City on the Hill Press.
2017
Invited Faculty, UC First-Generation Faculty Video Profiles, Navigating your first year as a #FirstGen, https://www.
Invited Guest, KZSC Voces Criticas, http://traffic.
Invited Faculty, First-Generation Live Q&A Facebook Panel, Facebook.com/
“Join campus effort to support first-gen college students, campus community,” by Scott Hernandez-Jason, UC Santa Cruz News Center.
Inside Higher Ed, First-Gen Faculty, https://www.
2015
WHYY Interview, Campus Engagement for First-Generation College Students: https://whyy.org/articles/first-year-first-generation-going-home/