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May 2021
Cross-Cultural Center | Fireside Chat with Brittany Packnett Cunningham Wednesday, May 12, 1:00-2:00PM Join the Cross-Cultural Center for a moderated conversation with activist, educator, writer, and leader Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Wednesday, May 12 from 1-2 p.m. (PST). This event is part of our center's spring signature program, Deconstruction Zone, which takes place May 10-14, [...]
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CTSA International Initiatives Guest Artist Speaker Series: Global Perspectives and Artistic Practice Adah Parris In conversation with UCI Professor Lisa Naugle and Assistant Professor of Dance Ariyan Johnson Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00-11:20 a.m. Free and open to the public. Virtual Zoom Webinar Link CTSA International Initiative Director, Lisa Naugle, is pleased to announce the [...]
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Dear Graduate Students and Postdocs, As you all probably know by now, Graduate Division has been hosting monthly town halls in an effort to answer your questions and concerns during this unprecedented time. May's focus will be on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UCI. As always please be sure to use this form to ask [...]
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Am I My Brother's Keeper: Improving the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Black and Latinx Males REGISTER NOW UCI School of Education Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio will present findings from her upcoming book, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?, which chronicles a four-year study focused on improving the educational outcomes of 15,000 Black and Latinx males [...]
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UCI Great Big Read Presents Charles Yu on May 19 Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu UCI students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to join the UCI Great Big Read at 12-1 p.m. PT on May 19 with Charles Yu to discuss his novel, Interior Chinatown. REGISTER to [...]
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SQUASH THE BIASES presents the Black Lives Matter & Cultural Awareness Workshop UCI students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to engage with Pure Praxis Theater Group in a theatrical kinesthetic-based performance that challenges the way you think about unconscious and implicit biases. This performance will challenge, educate, and provide you with solutions that [...]
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Phantom Africa: A Discussion with Brent Hayes Edwards Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Time: TBA Brent Hayes Edwards is the Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he is also affiliated with the Center for Jazz Studies and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. He will present his recent [...]
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ASUCI Presents: 2021 Diversity Conference Campus Climate Commission presents the Spring Diversity Conference happening Saturday, May 22nd from 12:00-4:00pm PST. Diversity conference is created to discuss university climate and policy for advancing representation and equity across minorities on campus including in academia and research. The 1 day Diversity Conference will be composed of short speeches, [...]
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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 Racial Justice conversation [...]
Find out moreSpecial Statistics Inclusive Excellence Seminar Presentation: Race and Classroom Culture Speaker: Dr. Julie J. Park REGISTER: Please email Michele Guindani (mguindan@uci.edu) to register Time: May 25, 2021, 4:30-5:15 pm Speaker’s bio: Julie J. Park is Associate Professor of education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research addresses how race, religion, and social class [...]
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