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.
Sandra Campero Named Inaugural Assistant Vice Chancellor, Community Engagement and Development
Sandra Campero will join the Office of Inclusive Excellence as the inaugural assistant vice chancellor for community engagement and development, effective immediately. In this role, she will help expand the capacity and extend the impact of UCI as a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence.
The Rittenhouse Trial Verdict in Wisconsin Today ♥
Dear campus community, The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse versus the State of Wisconsin concluded earlier today. The jury returned not guilty on all five counts of the original indictment (a sixth count was previously dismissed by the judge), including the murder of two people and the wounding of a third on August 25 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The relief of the Rittenhouse family in this verdict was met by the heavy burden of the families mourning the absence of loved ones and the continuing trauma of the lone survivor. The conclusion of this trial does not end the reckoning about systemic…
Sharon Block Joins the Office of Inclusive Excellence ♥ ★
Dear campus community, I welcome Professor Sharon Block as interim associate director of the Office of Inclusive Excellence (OIE). Her appointment begins on November 1. Sharon Block is a professor of history in the School of Humanities and a former fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of race, equity and inclusion in academia, the history of sexuality, and colonial America. Her scholarship includes examining issues of rape and sexual harassment, and history of the body, as well as aspects of identity, including gender and the histories of African Americans…