Dear campus community, I'm pleased to share that UC Irvine is part of a new consortium presenting a national initiative in Latino humanities studies called "Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions." This is made possible through a three-year, $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The consortium includes all 16 Hispanic-Serving [...]
Introducing UCI Police Department's Data Dashboard Dear UCI community, We are writing to announce the launch of a new UCI Police Department Data Dashboard, furthering our commitment to transparency and accountability. This dynamic dashboard is a significant step in improving data collection and management to enhance the assessment and evaluation of the efficacies and [...]
Addressing Environmental Health Disparities in Southern California’s Black Communities Not far from UCI, some of the nation’s unhealthiest air blankets neighborhoods. One of the world’s busiest international airports, shipping ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles and their associated diesel truck traffic, industrial sites and oil refineries contribute to pollution not just in [...]
Toward Racial Justice Conversation – May 25, 2021 Last year’s murder of George Floyd focused attention on confronting systemic racism and promoting racial justice as a combined national imperative. To commemorate and reflect on these legacies as well as the strategies going forward, the Office of Inclusive Excellence will host a Toward [...]
Dear campus community, Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. George Floyd's death simultaneously elevated attention to systemic anti-Black racism in the United States and spurred UCI to aspire to be the nation's foremost destination for Black people to thrive as students, faculty, staff and members of our community. UCI's Black [...]
As a follow-up to Provost Stern’s March 31, 2021 message to employees regarding the Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Interim Policy (“Current Policy”), this is to inform you that the University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation. The proposed Policy [...]
Dear campus community, The UC Office of the President issued the Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Interim Policy on July 24, 2020 to clarify the process by which all UC campuses will implement the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and California NAGPRA (CalNAGPRA). NAGPRA protects Native American graves and requires [...]
Thank you to the 2020 LEAD Planning Committee adelí durón (co-chair) Joseph Morales (co-chair) Samantha Anderson Alex Camacho Sandra Campero Claudia Campos Jordie Conde Louis DeSipio Kevin Domínguez Doug Everhart Daniel Fabrega Michelle Foley Kimberly Macías Mariela Menéndez Veronica Ahumada Newhart Jessica Ortega Raslyn Rendon Santana Ruiz Alyssa Sanchez José Sánchez Amanda Sivgals Burt Álvaro [...]
Academic Excellence Black Scholars House The Academic Excellence Black Scholars House is a first-year experience living learning community. Students residing in the House will learn to successfully navigate the university environment while embracing scholastic achievement and individual identity. Interested in being apart of the Academic Excellence Black Scholars House? Email: tboucher@uci.edu or [...]