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.
President Napolitano announces UC principles in support of the undocumented community at UC
Excerpt: University of California Statement of Principles in Support of Undocumented Members of the UC Community STUDENT SUPPORT & SUCCESS The University of California welcomes and supports students without regard to their immigration status. UC will continue to admit students in a manner consistent with our nondiscrimination policy and without regard to a student’s race, color, national origin, religion, citizenship or other protected characteristic. In other words, undocumented applicants with or without DACA status will be considered for admission on the same basis as any U.S. citizen or other applicant. The University is committed to creating an environment in which…
Reaffirming Our Commitment to Inclusive Excellence at UCI
Dear Campus Community, UCI’s commitment to inclusive excellence is all the more important in the wake of the presidential election. The election certainly underscored the strength of our democracy. At the same time, the contentious campaign rhetoric engendered fears and reinforced concerns about the capacity of our society to be diverse and inclusive. As a proudly diverse campus community, it is important for us to stand together as one. Our campus vision of inclusive excellence rests within each of us. This vision seeks to build and sustain a community where all expect equity, support diversity, and practice inclusion. At the core of this…
An important message from President Napolitano and UC Chancellors about election results
President Janet Napolitano and the Chancellors of the University of California today (Nov. 9) issued the following statement: In light of yesterday’s election results, we know there is understandable consternation and uncertainty among members of the University of California community. The University of California is proud of being a diverse and welcoming place for students, faculty, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Diversity is central to our mission. We remain absolutely committed to supporting all members of our community and adhering to UC’s Principles Against Intolerance. As the Principles make clear, the University “strives to…
Honoring and respecting free speech
Dear Anteaters, Over the course of the past several weeks, our campus has again been forced to confront the question of how we honor and respect the value of free speech when it is tested amid speakers whose messages are perceived to be offensive, racist, inappropriate and inconsistent with the values our campus embraces. It is true that we hold intellectual inquiry and the free and rigorous exchange of ideas as bedrock principles of institutions of higher education. As a public university, we must respect the rights of all members of our community who wish to express opinion, voice support,…
Campus Posting
Climate Monitor: Campus Posting Date October 15, 2017 (approximately) Event Unauthorized posters with disturbing content Action Response from Dr. Haynes, Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (included below) Earlier this month, posters with disturbing content, sponsored by an organization unaffiliated with UCI, were seen at multiple locations on campus. The postings contained inflammatory language aimed at certain members of our faculty and student groups; they also violated UCI’s policy on posting. As such, campus personnel immediately removed the materials and reached out to the faculty and students who were singled out in this effort. The inflammatory nature of these…
Higher Ground: The Alignment of UCI’s Policies, Principles, and Programs with the UC Regents’ Principles Against Intolerance
Higher Ground: The Alignment of UCI’s Policies, Principles, and Programs with the UC Regents’ Principles Against Intolerance I am writing to update the campus community regarding UCI’s alignment with the UC Regents’ Principles Against Intolerance. Last August, Chancellor Gillman requested me to assess our campus policies, principles and practices in relation to the regents’ principles with attention to the climate for Jewish students, and report this month. Earlier this week I shared and discussed my report entitled “Higher Ground” with the Chancellor’s Cabinet. (The report is now available here.) The cabinet accepted the report and adopted the recommendations. The report opens…
Anteater Insights: Douglas M. Haynes
Dear colleagues, UCI aspires to be a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence. We seek to create a campus community where all expect equity, support diversity and practice inclusion. Each of us can and should contribute to shaping this vital campus aspiration. If anything, the UCI Black Student Union demands movement reminds us that inclusive excellence remains a work in progress across the country and at the University of California. In January 2015, the UCI Black Student Union demands team issued a call to improve conditions for black students to thrive. At the direction of Chancellor Gillman, the…