Praxis started
with a simple idea.
A B O U T U S
Praxis is a student led platform at UC Irvine created to give students a space to publish ideas, share perspectives, and contribute to meaningful conversations.
STUDENT
IDEAS
REAL IMPACT.
Different perspectives
A stronger tomorrow
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We saw a gap.
Students have valuable perspectives, research, and stories, but not always a platform to share them.
Students have valuable perspectives,
research, and stories, but not always
a platform to share them.
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So we created Praxis.
A platform where students can contribute op-eds, research, podcasts, and conversations about issues they care about.
A platform where students
can contribute op-eds, research, podcasts,
and conversations about issues they care about.
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Now we're building a community.
Praxis brings together
students, educators, researchers, and readers
who want to learn from
perspectives beyond their own.
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Praxis brings together students, educators, researchers, and readers who want to learn from perspectives beyond their own.
Now we're
building a community.
Praxis receives the VOICE Initiative Grant
We’re honored to be selected as a 2026–27 VOICE Initiative awardee.
A MILESTONE FOR PRAXIS
Praxis receives the VOICE Initiative Grant
Supporting student voice across the University of California
Our Mission
To create an accessible platform for students to contribute their ideas, stories, and research that shapes peoples perspectives and strengthens communities.
Our Vision
A community where students are empowered to think critically, engage respectfully, and make a positive impact through dialogue, creativity, and the free exchange of ideas.
Hosted through UC Irvine's Information Computer Science (ICS) Department
Our VOICE Initiative project is hosted through the ICS Department, with Eraldo Souza dos Santos from the Department of Social Ecology serving as our project advisor.
P R O J E C T A D V I S O R
Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
University of California, Irvine
Social Ecology Department
P R O J E C T A D V I S O R
Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
University of California, Irvine
Social Ecology Department
Meet the Founders
Annabelle Hedrick
Project Director & Back-End Developer
Criminology Law & Society plus
Political Science double major at University of California - Irvine
Leela Narayan
Editorial Manager
Social Ecology major at University of California - Irvine
Salwa Usmani
Marketing Manager
Social Ecology major
Business Management minor
at University of California - Irvine
Student Collaborators
Oli Yuxuan Li
Social Media Ambassador & Back End Developer assistant
Computer Science major at University of California - Irvine
