Confront Extremism
Below you'll find our post category archive. Note that many titles will have , , and at the end of the text. These help identify pages, posts, and events representing our three core values: Community, Thriving, and Wellness. To learn more about this, read about our Action Plan. These also all help support our #ActForInclusion.
Special Call for Projects 2018-2019 – Provost Initiative on Confronting Extremism
Dear Members of the UCI Faculty: We are writing to invite your participation in this Special Call for Projects on Confronting Extremism, a collaboration between the Office of Inclusive Excellence (OIE) and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Within the framework of the Provost Experiential Alliances to Confront Extremism (PEACE), the proposed projects will engage undergraduate or graduate students in opportunities to honor free speech while developing campus action strategies in one of three focus areas listed below. 1. Confronting the denial of our common humanity – working on faculty projects that explore the origins and sources, causes and consequences,…
Spotlight Series: Islamophobia
The topic of the first installment of our Spotlight Series is Islamophobia, or fear of Islam and Muslim people. Dr. Douglas Haynes, Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, explores this topic with UCI student Aya Hallak, an international major and participate in the Olive Tree Initiative.
Anita DeFrantz: Race and Gender in Sports in an Age of Me Too
<< Back to Perspectives on Bias, Prejudice, and Bigotry Lecture Series Date: November 1, 2018 Location: Doheny Beach BCD, UCI Student Center Speaker: Anita DeFrantz Title: Race and Gender in Sports in an Age of Me Too
Enlightenment Now with Professor Steven Pinker
<< Back to Perspectives on Bias, Prejudice, and Bigotry Lecture Series Date: October 17, 2018 Location: Irvine Barclay Theatre Speaker: Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University Title: Enlightenment Now
W. Kamau Bell
<< Back to The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour Thank you for your interest in UCI tickets for the W. Kamau Bell event at 7:00 p.m. on May 22. Reservations are at maximum capacity and tickets are unavailable for this event. If tickets become available on event day (May 22), they will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis to individuals in line at the “Walk In” sign at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour
<< Back to Perspectives on Bias, Prejudice, and Bigotry Lecture Series Date: May 22, 2018 Speaker: W. Kamau Bell, Host and Executive Director of CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell Title: The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour
Racial Bias in America: How Did We Get Here and Why Are We Stuck?
Date: January 26, 2018 Speaker: Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Title: Racial Bias in America: How Did We Get Here and Why Are We Stuck?
