March 3, 2022
Social Justice Advocate Cornel West Shares Words of Wisdom Advocate, activist and author Cornel West shared how young people can become catalysts for positive change during a discussion moderated by Helen Griffith, executive director of The Preuss School UC San Diego. Photo credit: Xavier Bailey Photography. UC San Diego recently…
May 6, 2021
Nurses By Day, Social Justice Activists By Night Laura Chechel, center, with Christina Kelley and Danisha Jenkins on right, standing together with other local nurses during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Since May 2020, a team of registered nurses in San Diego have taken part in efforts advocating…
October 1, 2015
…Classroom and Fight for Social Justice Photos by Alethea Go and Alwin Szeto/UC San Diego Publications Raise your consciousness and seek every day to do something to better the life of someone around you and, in that, your life will become richer, happier and more fulfilled. These words of advice…
April 7, 2016
…America to tackle food justice through food sorting. Participants also volunteered at UC San Diego’s own community gardens. Photos by Alternative Breaks at UCSD Alternative Weekends Program Offers Solution to Addressing Local Social Justice Issues Students participating in Alternative Breaks at UCSD have traveled to 16 locations internationally and domestically…
April 20, 2017
…advocates of equality and justice. “I’ve never done anything like this; I was lucky enough to have something to give and wanted to make sure it is going to the right place, to someone who can use it,” said Gubser. “Education is so important. I want to support the opportunity…
March 31, 2016
…Diego Celebrate Activism and Social Justice Activism, community service, Latin American history and social justice are at the center of the UC San Diego’s 2016 César E. Chávez celebrations. Taking place from March to May, the various events honoring the life and legacy of Chávez, a cofounder of the United…
February 9, 2017
…San Diego community while promoting health, the environment and social justice. The Sustainability Office student ambassador has been selected to participate in the Principal Community Scholar Program, a prestigious opportunity to lead a campus community service project and receive a $1,000 scholarship.
October 14, 2021
…part-time programs encourage the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of young children ages three months to five years. Over the decades, the center has grown from one building to seven, evolving as the field of early education has evolved. We spoke to the new director, Matthew Proctor, about his…
June 4, 2024
A comprehensive new study by Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute and UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy has quantified the staggering economic impact of intimate partner violence in California, revealing billions in costs.
June 3, 2021
Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us New center in Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion focuses on issues in health care Eliminating racial inequity demands empathy and compassion, but also social justice. The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion…
