We congratulate UCI faculty members Franklin Dollar and Chang Liu who have been selected as 2016 Sloan Fellows, a significant distinction for early career scientists. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the awards on Feb. 23. Franklin Dollar, assistant professor in physics and astronomy, specializes in plasma physics, and is a member of the [...]
UCI Works to ADVANCE Women in Higher Education: Professor Judy Stepan-Norris and her co-author demonstrate that UCI out-performed other UC campuses in hiring women faculty during the study period (1993-2009). Professor Stepan-Norris shows that the Equity Advisor model together with greater transparency in the search process contributed to impressive hiring gains after 2001. [...]
February 17, 2016 Dear Colleagues, I want to bring to your attention a new inclusive excellence resource entitled Guidelines for Addressing Race and Gender Equity in Academic Programs in Compliance with Proposition 209. (It is available at http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/guidance/enhancing-diversity-at-uc.html.) Produced by the University of California Office of the President, these guidelines broadly describe strategies for [...]
Climate Monitor: Homophobic Event Date Early 2016 (approximately) Event Homophobic Event Action Response from Dr. Haynes, Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (included below) Dear Campus Community, A number of posters, advertising a student-sponsored event, have appeared on campus using offensive language directed at members of the campus [...]
Dear Colleagues, This February, we celebrate Black History Month, also known as National African American History Month. An annual celebration of achievements by black Americans, it is a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black [...]