March 16, 2017
…of Health. “Access and equity at all levels of education is at the core of our campus strategic vision,” said Becky Petitt, vice chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. “The Sally Ride Graduate Fellowship will help us continue our progress in improving the representation of women in STEM fields.” Brian…
January 21, 2016
…González; Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt; college provosts; academic deans; faculty, staff and students to represent UC San Diego in the 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. Campus members handed out blue and yellow balloons as the parade wound along Harbor Drive, celebrating the enduring…
February 8, 2018
…director of Mentorship and Diversity in the Division of Biological Sciences. “This is an engagement between two iconoclasts, and reflects the nontraditional approach and philosophy of our campus, where the arts and sciences actually seek each other out to find where the common grounds are,” said Department of Theatre and…
July 18, 2023
From becoming a knowledgeable horseman and his love for the countryside to the impact he hopes to make in his new role as executive director of UC San Diego’s efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, staff member Gerardo Arellano shares some of his greatest joys.
February 28, 2022
UC San Diego is welcoming 13 new faculty members across eight disciplines who will serve as connection points between the experiences and outcomes of Black and African American people and issues in science, technology, engineering and health.
April 27, 2023
After years of ongoing dialogue with members of the Latinx and Chicanx community, UC San Diego has co-created Mi Universidad (My University), a culturally focused outreach program.
August 11, 2021
As the Cross-Cultural Center’s inaugural director, Edwina Welch, Ed.D., shares her path to UC San Diego, how the center took shape, origins of her passion for community building and more on her retirement.
April 4, 2023
To help kick off the start of UC San Diego’s César E. Chávez celebration month, UC Irvine School of Education Dean and Professor Frances Contreras is visiting campus on April 6 to deliver a special keynote address.
March 15, 2018
…environment where excellence and diversity thrive. On March 8, many of these members were honored for their contributions to the campus at the second-annual “BEARLs” Academe Awards for Principles of Community. The Hollywood-style awards ceremony—reminiscent of the Oscars—honored students, staff and faculty along with a distinguished alumnus, and a special…
January 3, 2024
Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.
