Confront Extremism

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Frequently Asked Questions for University Employees About Possible Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions on University Property

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HUFFPOST | Complicit Bias: Sexual Harassment and Communities That Sustain It

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2017-18 Call for Proposals on Understanding and Engaging with Extremism

Dear colleagues: I am pleased to announce a call for proposals of up to $20,000 for the new Provost Initiative on Understanding and Engaging with Extremism. This call is part of the recently announced UCI Confronting Extremism initiative, managed through the Office of Inclusive Excellence, that engages scholars and community members on pivotal topics shaping our understanding of free speech, social equity and values and promotes critical dialogues in these areas. With this call, UCI will support pioneering faculty to raise awareness, promote reasoned discussion, enrich curricular offerings, advance pedagogical innovations, and fortify relations between the campus and the wider community…

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Introducing UCI Confronting Extremism

To: All faculty, staff and students From: Chancellor Howard Gillman and Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia Subject: Introducing UCI Confronting Extremism Distribution date: Oct. 24, 2017 To the Anteater community: The world is changing. In recent years and months, we have seen increasing displays of hate, violence and unrest entrenched in extremism. While it is easy to simply ignore the discord around us, it is vital that we confront extremism head-on with our collective values of tolerance, equity, diversity, inclusion and free speech. In September, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. visited the campus and reminded…

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to speak as part of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series

To the Anteater community: We are honored to host the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. on Friday, Sept. 8, as part of the 2017 Chancellor’s Distinguished Speakers Series, UCI’s new Confronting Extremism Initiative, and the School of Law’s colloquium series “Hate in a Period of Political Turmoil.” The event, “Charlottesville: A Defining Moment in America,” will be a fireside-style discussion between the prominent civil rights activist and two-time presidential candidate and Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of law at UCI. Over the past 40 years, Jackson has played a pivotal role in U.S. movements for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality,…

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ICYMI: Reza Aslan presents Fear Inc.: Confronting Islamophobia in America at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on May 2nd

On Tuesday May 2nd, Professor Reza Aslan visited the UCI campus to discuss Fear Inc. Confronting Islamophobia in America. The afternoon started with a student forum, where UCI students were able to have a more intimate conversation with Professor Aslan. The public lecture was presented to a full house at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Professor Aslan discussed the history of religious oppression in American including Catholicism, Judaism, and Islam. He also discussed what it means to be American, “Despite the fact my identity was being other-ized…it wasn’t hard for me to feel American”. Professor Aslan discussed the word terrorism, reality vs. perception,…

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Fear Inc., Confronting Islamophobia in America

Date: May 2, 2017 Speaker: Reza Aslan, Professor of Creative Writing at UC Riverside and Host of CNN’s Believer Title: Fear Inc., Confronting Islamophobia in America

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The Return of the Jewish Question: Antisemitism and Modern Politics

Date: January 24, 2017 Speaker: Jeff Kopstein, Chair of the UCI Department of Political Science Title: The Return of the Jewish Question: Antisemitism and Modern Politics  

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