The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is pleased to announce the annual call for nominations for the 2025 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community. This prestigious award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to fostering diversity and inclusion, both on campus and in the broader community.
The next book project title is Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, by Arline T. Geronimus, a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. It is part of this year’s theme, health equity and justice, and will guide discussions, lectures and other events, culminating in a campus visit by the author on March 5.
During February 12–16, the UC Davis campuses in Davis and Sacramento celebrated Principles of Community Week — a time spent reflecting on the shared aspiration to advance respect, equity, learning and community. This year, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was delighted to highlight Dr. Jann Murray-García of UC Davis Health. Murray-García’s inspirational career embodies the principles and its core values.
The Mondavi Center hosted Miller-Idriss on Feb. 5. She is an expert on identifying and combating extremism worldwide, and her book, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, was the 2023-24 selection for the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project.
After 21 years of service to UC Davis, Dr. Vickie Gomez, Director of Campus and Community Engagement in the Office of Campus and Community Relations (OCCR) will be retiring on July 1, 2023.
UC Davis celebrated the 2023 recipients of the Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community, as well as the 20th anniversary of the awards program, in a March 29 ceremony at the Chancellor’s Residence.
This May marks the one-year anniversary of Chancellor May’s charge for our committee. Spring quarter is nearly done, and the academic year will soon come to a close, but our work continues! As we celebrate the transition of our work into the implementation phase, we are pleased to tell you about the many activities that are happening around the HSI Initiative.
