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UCI Black Thriving: Making a New Black History
UCI Black Thriving: Making a New Black History A message from Vice Chancellor Douglas M. Haynes, Dear campus community, I welcome you all to join me in commemorating February as…
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Fall 2020 Inclusive Excellence Opportunities ♥ ★ ✚
Dear Campus Community, As we begin the new academic year, I write to welcome you and invite you to participate in advancing the campus commitment to inclusive excellence. Below are…
Office of Inclusive Excellence | Why Juneteenth Matters in 2020 ♥★✚
Dear campus community, Today the campus observes the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth or National Freedom Day. It refers to the date when enslaved Black men, women and children in the…
UCI Solidarity Statements
To Be Black and Safe – Reflections on the Buffalo Mass Shooting ♥
Dear campus community, May 14 began like any other Saturday afternoon for customers at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York. The day ended quite differently, however. Gun shots shattered…
UCI Black Thriving: Making a New Black History
UCI Black Thriving: Making a New Black History A message from Vice Chancellor Douglas M. Haynes, Dear campus community, I welcome you all to join me in commemorating February as…
In Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022 ♥★
A message from Douglas M. Haynes, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Willie L. Banks Jr., Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dear campus community, Our individual…
Juneteenth 2021 ♥ ★
Dear campus community, Yesterday President Joseph Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. By creating this federal holiday,…
A Message from Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Hal Stern | UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program Outcome ★
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the outcome of the inaugural call for proposals for the UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program. As announced last fall, the…
After the Fierce Urgency of Now Passes – Message on George Floyd Commemoration
Dear campus community, Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. George Floyd’s death simultaneously elevated attention to systemic anti-Black racism in the United States and spurred…
A Message from the Law School | Community Statement on Chauvin Verdict ♥
Community Statement on Chauvin Verdict 04-20-2021 Dear Law School Community, Over the last few weeks, we have endured the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, even as we have…