About UJCA

The Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Affairs (UJCA) is a student-run academic journal publishing undergraduate work in the social sciences and humanities based out of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The Journal aims to shed light on contemporary global issues and give undergraduate students a platform to voice their perspective. UJCA is interested in work that analyzes rising issues in the fields of political science, international relations, economics, history, religion, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and more.

The Journal is rooted in the belief that pursuing research as an undergraduate student provides incomparable experience for future endeavors such as attending graduate school. Because of this, the Editorial Board hopes that UJCA can meaningfully contribute to undergraduate students achieving their future goals.

The Journal publishes one autumn and one spring issue per year. We only accept submissions from undergraduate students attending college in Texas. All publications selected from our submission pool will have demonstrated intellectual competence and insightful content. Opinions expressed in the selected publications reflect the views of the author in question, and do not reflect the views of the Editorial or Advisory Board.

As the Journal is still new and evolving, we welcome any constructive feedback you may have for us. Please send any comments or suggestions to ujca@trinity.edu.

Our Boards

Editorial Board:

  • Editors-in-Chief: Beyza Yildirim and Jay Salter
  • Editors: Nina Pollak, Dylan Wilford, Monze Muñoz, Julia Williams, JC Canlas, Macey Chandler, and Riya Vankamamidi
  • External Advisor: C. Judith Fuentes

Advisory Board: Drs Lauren Turek, Rosa Aloisi, Sussan Siavoshi, Habiba Noor, and Sarah Beth Kaufman

For more information on our Editorial and Advisory Boards, please click here.

Our Sponsors

UJCA is primarily sponsored by the School of Social Science and Civic Engagement at Trinity University. Additionally, it is sponsored by Academic Affairs of Trinity University, the Dean of the Library at Trinity University, the Departments of History, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology, Modern Languages and Literatures, Communication, Religion, and the International Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Global Latinx Studies, and Mexico, the Americas, and Spain (MAS) programs at Trinity University.

We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous contributions.