December 3, 2015
…and Glynda Davis, Senior Diversity Officer with UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, who reiterated that staff are committed to supporting their transition from community college to the four-year campus experience. A panel of four current UC San Diego transfer students shared their experiences on campus. The…
January 11, 2022
A pioneering mentorship program at UC San Diego Health Sciences improved faculty satisfaction, especially among underrepresented faculty. The program serves as a successful model for other universities and medical schools looking to improve faculty diversity and success.
April 27, 2022
LGBT+ physicists often face harassment and other behaviors that make them leave the profession, according to a new study, which comes as physics as a discipline has attempted to grapple with equity and inclusion issues.
April 16, 2015
…community Shaun Travers, campus diversity officer and director of the LGBT Resource Center, has been with the center for nearly 14 years. He was the first full-time staff professional, and is credited with growing the original two-room, 300-square-foot space into a facility that has tripled in size. “This is my…
November 7, 2013
…Fellowship Program for Academic Diversity began in 2010 to provide research opportunities, professional development and networking events for outstanding women and underrepresented scholars whose research and service contributes to greater understanding, engagement and access. Eligible scholars with a Ph.D. degree in any field of study receive a $40,000 award for…
April 28, 2016
…Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards Program. He decided to take part in the Intergenerational Dialogues event to learn more about the experiences of LGBT youth as college students, and what it is like now to come out to family and friends. “I commend the gay youth of today for…
October 12, 2023
UC San Diego has launched one of the only programs aimed at training students in the emerging field of STEM research education. The new program gives undergraduate students coveted research experience while also asking them to think critically about how science is taught and to whom.
May 27, 2021
…said Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Becky Petitt. “By partnering with PIQE, we are able to advance our continued engagement of Latinx/Chicanx families in our community by increasing access to information that all families need to facilitate college going aspirations.” Top Tips for Parents No pierde nada con…
February 17, 2022
…these scholars,” said Senior Diversity Officer Glynda Davis. “They use their brilliance to give back to their academic communities as well as to other groups that may not have access to the encouragement and support needed to be successful in their chosen disciplines.” Davis went on to say that in…
May 20, 2021
…said Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Becky Petitt. Scholarships bridge ambition and opportunity Lizbeth Corona Lizbeth Corona, a first-generation student and oldest of five siblings, is determined to be a role model. Her goal is to join the medical field and make an impact in disadvantaged communities that…
