"The Dying of Democracy Everywhere: The U.S., Iran, and the Middle East," a talk by Dr. Cornel West DATE Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm LOCATION UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium DETAILS Please join us in UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium on February 14. A Q&A will follow the talk with Dr. Cornel [...]
At UC Irvine, Iranian Students Worry For Their Families January 14, 2020 | by Sara Weissman IRVINE, Calif – Women dressed in black lit candles arranged in the numerals “176,” the number of passengers who died on the Ukrainian airplane mistakenly struck down by Iran last week, on campus at the University of California Irvine. [...]
The Initiative to End Family Violence and the Literary Journalism Program invite you to a book talk with 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist and ProPublica reporter, Bernice Yeung, followed by a conversation with Ada Briceño, co-president of UNITE-HERE Local 11. Women workers in a variety of industries from farming, janitorial work, domestic and hotel [...]
Dear Campus Community, In honor of Veterans Day, please join us for "What Happens Next," an original play written in collaboration with the veteran community, on Monday, November 18. In "What Happens Next," Bonnie, an idealistic but inexperienced acting teacher, finds herself paired with a group of veterans as part [...]
Anteaters Take Action! Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week November 14-24, 2019 A collaboration of campus units, student groups, and community organizations, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW) marks the next step in UCI's efforts to support the needs of its students, faculty, staff, and community. Part of a nation-wide initiative, the week-long series [...]
Dear colleagues, On November 12, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. The University of California is supporting this effort. The Court is expected to issue a decision by June 2020 and the lives of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals [...]
Dear colleagues, The UCI Shakespeare Center and UCI Law are hosting a mock trial based on "The Merchant of Venice." In Shakespeare's controversial play, Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, takes Antonio, a Christian merchant, to court for failing to meet the terms of their loan. He demands the pound of flesh promised to him in [...]