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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.

New Guidelines for Addressing Race and Gender Equity in Academic Programs

February 19, 2016

February 17, 2016 Dear Colleagues, I want to bring to your attention a new inclusive excellence resource entitled Guidelines for Addressing Race and Gender Equity in Academic Programs in Compliance with Proposition 209. (It is available at http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/guidance/enhancing-diversity-at-uc.html.) Produced by the University of California Office of the President, these guidelines broadly describe strategies for diversity programming that can be legally implemented to advance the University of California’s enduring commitment to inclusive excellence. These strategies include: Programs that are targeted by race or gender but do not provide preferences or benefits not generally available to all. Programs that are not targeted…

Climate Monitor: Homophobic Event

February 9, 2016

Date Early 2016 (approximately) Event Homophobic Event Action Response from Dr. Haynes, Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (included below) Dear Campus Community, A number of posters, advertising a student-sponsored event, have appeared on campus using offensive language directed at members of the campus community. One such poster included the word “faggotry”. Homophobia as well as other forms of bias contradicts our campus’ enduring commitment to inclusive excellence. Let me be clear: bigotry has no place here or anywhere. This type of incident should be a reminder about what connects us: UCI. Every member of our community chooses…

Anteater Insights: Douglas M. Haynes

February 3, 2016

Dear Colleagues, This February, we celebrate Black History Month, also known as National African American History Month. An annual celebration of achievements by black Americans, it is a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month, and other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history. . . Read More

Sakina Ibrahim Nominated for NAACP Image Award

January 28, 2016

Sakina Ibrahim, Master of Fine Arts 2014 alumnus of the University of California, Irvine, has been nominated for the 47th Annual NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Instructional for her first book, self-published in June 2015, Big Words to Little Me: Advice to the Younger Self. Sakina utilizes the book’s message to facilitate empowerment workshops with schools and organizations. She helps young people to develop the tools necessary to navigate through life’s challenges, and lead happy, healthy lives. The NAACP Image Awards will take place in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, February 5th, 2016. Find out more about the 47th Annual…

Formation of the Department of African American Studies

January 13, 2016

As of January 2016, African American studies has been established as a full-fledged department within the UCI School of Humanities, headed by Bridget Cooks, associate professor and director of the program, and now inaugural chair of the Department in African American Studies. UCI is now aligned with other UC campuses and national peer institutions with developed African American studies departments and establishes parity with related units at UCI that also began as interdisciplinary programs, including the departments of Asian American studies, Chicano/Latino studies, and gender and sexuality studies. For more information, go to: www.humanities.uci.edu/afam/program/index.php