Latinx Achievements

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.

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UCI Awarded the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award

UCI Awarded the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award UCI received the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award for 2018 from the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  The award recognizes UCI’s recent designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.  This designation demonstrates UCI’s commitment to serve as an engine of social mobility for first generation and low-income students.  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia accepted the award on behalf of UCI at the OCHCC’s 25th Annual Estrella Awards Ceremony, held at the Disneyland Hotel-Grand Ballroom on April 21, 2018.

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Business administration major Natalia Gould dances with Ballet Folklorico at the Wayzgoose festival on campus Saturday

UCI EOP 1976 vs. UCI as an HSI 2017

1976: UCI increases number of Latino students through the Educational Opportunity Program 2017: UCI meets U.S. Department of Education eligibility as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

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OC REGISTER | What is a cultural graduation ceremony? Universities host celebrations for blacks, Latinos, gays, veterans and others

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UCI NEWS | UCI meets U.S. Department of Education eligibility as a Hispanic-serving institution

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OC WEEKLY | UC Irvine Professor Vicki Ruiz Pioneered the Study of Mexican-American Women—and Isn’t DonE

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