FEFS | Disinformation in American Elections Part I: Election Officials Wednesday, October 6 at 12:15pm to 1:15pm Virtual Event Countering the Risk of Disinformation in American Elections: How Big a Problem Is It and What Should Be Done? This three-part online lunch series hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law explores the [...]
FEFS | Election Subversion: Is American Democracy in Danger? Friday, September 24 at 9:00am to 12:00pm Virtual Event This half-day virtual conference considers a new danger to American democracy that emerged during the 2020 election season: the risk to the fair counting and certification of votes. The Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings [...]
Institute for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion All UCI faculty, staff, and guests are invited to join an Institute for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion DATE: Friday, September 10, 2021 TIME: AM - 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and PM - 12:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ZOOM LINKS: (automatically provided in your confirmation upon your form submission) Agenda and event materials will be posted online [...]
FEFS | Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving American Democracy? Thursday, September 9 at 12:00pm to 1:15pm Virtual Event This virtual event hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings together three provocative and deeply thoughtful constitutional scholars pondering the question, “Is the U.S. Constitution Up to [...]
Summer 2021 UCI Graduate Alums Talk Webinar Line-up This summer the UCI Graduate Division is proud to launch a series of summer talks highlighting the stories, experiences, and voices of UCI's brown and black graduate alumni. We are honored to host these speakers and share their stories with our #UCIGradAlum community and beyond. We encourage [...]
Dawn Bounds co-authors chapter in anti-racism textbook Assistant Professor Dawn Bounds has co-authored a chapter in “Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism,” a textbook coming fall 2021. The textbook is edited by renowned scholar and psychologist Kevin Cokley, PhD. Featuring contributed chapters from Black scholars, practitioners, activists, and students, the book explores the history and contemporary circumstances [...]
Summer 2021 UCI Graduate Alums Talk Webinar Line-up This summer the UCI Graduate Division is proud to launch a series of summer talks highlighting the stories, experiences, and voices of UCI's brown and black graduate alumni. We are honored to host these speakers and share their stories with our #UCIGradAlum community and beyond. We encourage [...]
U.S. Acts Decisively to Protect Asian Americans—But Drags Its Feet on Protecting Black Americans Ms. Magazine | 7/20/2021 by CLAIRE KIM Claire Jean Kim, UCI professor of political science and Asian American studies writes, "In May, President Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law. … To understand the full import of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, we need [...]
Dear campus community, Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful, halting the program's ability to accept new applicants. While this is very concerning, please understand that many actions are in motion to preserve DACA. The Biden Administration will file an appeal, which could [...]
UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted By TERESA WATANABE | STAFF WRITER JULY 19, 2021 9:23 AM PT UC Irvine made the largest year-to-year gains in diversity, increasing the share of underrepresented students to 41% of Californians offered freshman seats from 29% last year. Among them, the share of [...]