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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Visualizing Abolition A conversation on strategies, activism, and liberatory futures with Sora Han, Adrienne Maree Brown and Savannah Shange DATE Tue, 05/11/2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm LOCATION Zoom DETAILS Visualizing Abolition, the year-long program featuring artists, activists, scholars, and others united by their commitment to the vital struggle for prison abolition, concludes with a conversation on strategies, activism, and [...]
RSVP - UCI Great Big Read: Do More on May 10 The current increases in hate crimes against Asian Americans challenges us to do more. Please join partners for the UCI Great Big Read for conversations and strategies to support wellness and care while confronting anti-Asian racism during the current pandemic. WHAT: UCI Great Big [...]
You're Invited! Celebration of Teaching Featuring: Richard Milner IV Vanderbilt University & President-Elect, AERA Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Virtual Zoom Event Registration is free and required REGISTER NOW! Note: This event will not be recorded or redistributed. The UCI Celebration of Teaching, presented by the UCI School of Education's [...]
Merawi Gerima and Sophia Nahli Allison "Channeling Collectivity and Cultural Memory" May 6, 2021, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Register here. Description: Dr. Philana Payton moderates a discussion with filmmakers Merawi Gerima (Spirit Award Nominated feature film “Residue”) and Sophia Nahli Allison (Academy Award Nominated Short Documentary “A Love Song for Latasha). Films streaming on Netflix: Residue & A Love [...]
1st Annual BMA Conference: Empowered to Lead, Equipped to Succeed May 1, 2021 9:00-3:00 p.m. Join us for the first annual Merage School Black Management Association Conference. This year’s conference theme is Empowered to Lead, Equipped to Succeed. There will be four focused sessions to bring this theme to life. Hear from industry leaders making an [...]
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 [...]