April 21, 2017
…25, UC San Diego’s Social Impact and Innovation initiative is organizing a 90-minute workshop on human trafficking in the San Diego region – and even on university campuses. It’s the first of six monthly events geared to a curriculum for raising awareness and helping to combat sex and employment exploitation.
October 15, 2015
The University of California, San Diego has been named the 11th most ethnically diverse college in the nation, according to a new report. Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, recently released a list of the top 50 ethnically diverse schools. Statistics and definitions of race/ethnicity…
June 15, 2022
Marco Werman, host of the international news program “The World” from GBH and PRX, will serve as Journalist in Residence for UC San Diego’s Department of Communication and will host the public radio show from a new broadcast studio located in the university department.
June 2, 2022
…Michel Estefan during his “Social Justice” course, Spring 2022. Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. Short Group Quizzes Go a Long Way to Building a Class Community Sociologist Michel Estefan implements fresh teaching techniques in his courses to ensure an education that’s genuinely inclusive and student-centered Innovation in a classroom doesn’t…
June 16, 2016
…American politics, cares about social justice, studies hard and has a wry sense of humor—but that is not all that sets him apart. Carranza was born with muscular dystrophy and only has limited use of his right thumb. The condition has impaired his ability to move his limbs, breathe on…
August 6, 2020
…by EDI, uses a social justice framework to impart knowledge and guide learning around power, position, privilege, perception and process, throughout the course of the challenge. The selected pieces are frank and evocative. They provide a foundational level of anti-racism education for participants to build on and explore more deeply.…
January 22, 2015
…organizations that fight for social justice — like Tlachinollan — with the ability to mobilize citizens like never before. The roundtable was one part of the larger conference that addressed several pressing issues around citizenship and security in parts of Latin America, including the mass migration of women and children…
April 15, 2022
UC San Diego’s Indigenous Futures Institute received a $400,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to support work in educational, scientific and environmental co-design with Indigenous peoples.
May 30, 2024
Menus often celebrate exotic flavors and far-flung cooking styles, but UC San Diego course Food Justice and Indigenous Food Sovereignty explores ingredients and recipes used by the people indigenous to our country.
