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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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Daunte Wright – A Death in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota ♥ ★ ✚
Dear campus community, Daunte Wright joins a lengthening and disheartening list of unarmed Black people who have been killed in police custody. The time and place may be different, but…
UC President Michael V. Drake reflects on Black History Month ♥ ★ ✚
This Black History Month, UC President Michael V. Drake reflects on the Black workers, scholars, artists and activists who have propelled the University of California-and the world-forward and the work…
SCIENCE MAGAZINE | ‘A time of reckoning.’ How scientists confronted anti-Black racism and built community in 2020 ♥ ★ ✚
‘A time of reckoning.’ How scientists confronted anti-Black racism and built community in 2020 Science Magazine | December 21, 2020 One of those institutions is the University of California, Irvine,…
UCI Solidarity Statements
UCI Health Affairs | A reaffirmation of our commitment to social justice and equity ♥ ★ ✚
A reaffirmation of our commitment to social justice and equity To our College of Health Sciences community, Recent national events compel us to consider the ongoing injustices that disproportionately affect…
School of Humanities | A message from Dean Tyrus Miller:
A message from Dean Tyrus Miller: Dear UCI School of Humanities faculty, staff, and students, I write, as dean, to express my outrage and sorrow for the violent and brutal…
School of Medicine | Uncertainty and Unrest in Unprecedented Times ♥ ★ ✚
Dear friends and colleagues: Recent events have added to uncertainty and unrest in our country. So much is going on in our world today, and while we have heroes we…
UCI Health | UCI Health is committed to equality ♥ ★ ✚
UCI Health is committed to equality Dear colleagues, Over the weekend, our nation was shaken by the violence following the senseless death of George Floyd. His death, and the…
UCI LEADERSHIP | In Support of the African American Community ♥ ★ ✚
Dear UCI Community: We watched with shock and horror the video of a white policeman callously, even casually, kneeling on the neck of an unarmed and unresisting black man until…
GRADUATE DIVISION | A Message for the DECADE Community on Behalf of Graduate Dean Gillian Hayes ♥★✚
Dear DECADE mentors and DECADE student community, I am writing to you today with a heavy heart and a humble request for your help in supporting our many students, post-docs,…
Office of Inclusive Excellence | Message on Anti-Black Racism ♥ ★ ✚
Dear colleagues, “We are in this together” has become a common phrase as we confront this unprecedented pandemic. The sentiment captures the genuine appreciation for the courage of first responders…