Recent News
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.
UCI Receives SEA Change Bronze Award from AAAS ★
UCI Receives SEA Change Bronze Award from AAAS January 12, 2021 Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share the news that UCI became the second University of California campus to receive a prestigious STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change Bronze Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS honor recognizes the self-assessment and tangible actions pledged by colleges and universities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. Organized by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, UCI became a charter member of the SEA Change community earlier this…
2020-2021 Application | Valuing Open and Inclusive Conversation and Engagement (VOICE) Initiative ♥
The UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement is pleased to share the application for the 2020-2021 Valuing Open and Inclusive Conversation and Engagement (VOICE) Initiative. VOICE provides funding for UC students, staff and faculty who are interested in conducting research or coordinating programs and activities that further the mission of the Center. APPLY NOW Free and open discourse is essential to the mission of higher education. The Center explores how the fundamental democratic and academic principles of free speech and civic engagement should enrich the discovery and transmission of knowledge in America’s colleges and universities. Through research,…
New Report: The State of Undocumented Students at California’s Public Universities ♥ ★✚
New Report: The State of Undocumented Students at California’s Public Universities A new report from the UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity (UC PromISE) and the Undocumented Student Equity Project (USEP) published today provides an assessment of the state of undocumented students at California’s public universities. Persisting Inequalities and Paths Forward: A Report on the State of Undocumented Students at California’s Public Universities takes stock of the experiences of undocumented college students attending California’s two public university systems: the California State University and the University of California. It features responses from the largest survey of undocumented students ever conducted;…
UCI Black Thriving Initiative Update ♥ ★✚
We are in the third month of the UCI Black Thriving Initiative. National awareness is growing. The initiative has received coverage in the Los Angeles Times, attention in Insidehighered and notice in the Chronicle of Higher Education. This week Chancellor Gillman featured the initiative during his presentation at the national meeting of the Association of Public Land Grant Universities this week. This national awareness is matched by the whole university engagement with the three action platforms. As I detail below, our undergraduates and graduate students, faculty and staff, and alumni are responding to the imperative to make UCI the nation’s…
The Black Management Association BMA for Students and Alumni Launches at Merage-School ♥ ✚
The Black Management Association BMA for Students and Alumni Launches at Merage-School October 30, 2020 • By Sydney Charles This fall, the UCI Paul Merage School of Business welcomes the new Black Management Association (BMA). The organization aims to create a community of rich inclusion at the Merage School and provide members with the opportunity to connect with alumni and foster meaningful relationships. The organization was kickstarted by Professor Tonya Williams Bradford, who will serve as the faculty advisor, president Ryan McNichols FEMBA ’23, vice president of marketing Djenabou Bangoura FEMBA ’21, and vice president of events Jordyn Weaver MIE ’21….
UCI Law Ranked No. 17 and Given a Grade A Among Top Racial Justice Schools by preLaw Magazine ♥ ✚
UCI Law Ranked No. 17 and Given a Grade A Among Top Racial Justice Schools by preLaw Magazine https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/frame.php?i=679266&p=22&pn=&ver=html5
