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Below you'll find our post archive. These results will come in the forms of Pages, Posts, and Events. Also 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.

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UCI Awarded the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award

UCI Awarded the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award UCI received the Dr. Juan Francisco Lara Education Award for 2018 from the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  The award recognizes UCI’s recent designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.  This designation demonstrates UCI’s commitment to serve as an engine of social mobility for first generation and low-income students.  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia accepted the award on behalf of UCI at the OCHCC’s 25th Annual Estrella Awards Ceremony, held at the Disneyland Hotel-Grand Ballroom on April 21, 2018.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES | First gen mentor earns teaching excellence award

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W. Kamau Bell

<< Back to The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour Thank you for your interest in UCI tickets for the W. Kamau Bell event at 7:00 p.m. on May 22. Reservations are at maximum capacity and tickets are unavailable for this event. If tickets become available on event day (May 22), they will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis to individuals in line at the “Walk In” sign at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

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The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour

<< Back to Perspectives on Bias, Prejudice, and Bigotry Lecture Series Date: May 22, 2018 Speaker: W. Kamau Bell, Host and Executive Director of CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell Title: The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour

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Racial Bias in America: How Did We Get Here and Why Are We Stuck?

Date: January 26, 2018 Speaker: Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Title: Racial Bias in America: How Did We Get Here and Why Are We Stuck?

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2018-2019 Newkirk Graduate Student Fellowship Awards – Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

2018-2019 Newkirk Graduate Student Fellowship Awards – Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 Through a generous gift of Martha and Jim Newkirk, The UCI Newkirk Center for Science and Society is now soliciting applications from UCI graduate students from all disciplines for graduate student fellowships. The Fellows and their projects will be an integral part of the Center’s new Engagement Initiative, which will be launched in the fall of 2018. Awards are up to $10,000 and can be used for tuition, fees, and/or research support. Preference will be given to proposals that are in line with addressing scientific research issues…

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UCI NEWS | Modern dance giant Donald McKayle has died

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National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

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UCI NEWS | UCI’s Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Judith Olson elected to National Academy of Engineering

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NEW YORK TIMES | We Need Protests. And Paintings.

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