Benedicto Llave

Benedicto Llave ('16) is majoring in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, and is passionate about access to higher education, particularly for students of color. Growing up as a low-income Filipino student, Benedicto draws his inspiration for social justice from his own experiences and those of others in his communities. His higher education access interest stems from his home at Cal, the Pilipinx Academic Student Services (PASS), serving as High School and Transfer Outreach Coordinator to provide equitable college outreach to underserved communities across California. His interest was nurtured by work with the Asian Pacific American Student Development (APASD) Office at Cal, where he developed institutional support systems for the Pil Community. He channels his energies to give back to his communities through work with the ASUC as the Pilipinx Community Senator, in collaboration with other communities of color. While at UCDC, Benedicto plans to intern at a national organization working for equitable higher education access, hoping to gain experience working at the national scale to help shape his career plans of working at a micro or macro scale making sustainable change for higher education access. Read his story.