HSI Avanza | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Health Disparities: The Latinx Experience during COVID-19

Please join our Center Director, Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola for a presentation on Health Disparities and the Latinx Experience During COVID-19, which will be hosted by the Mendocino Latinx Alliance.

For Whom the Bell Tolls: COVID-19 Death Patterns in California

by Thomas O'Donnell
July 21, 2020

As of July 8, 2020, a total of 6,519 people in California had died due to COVID-19‒associated conditions. These deaths did not occur randomly in the state’s population. Rather, they occurred more in some racial/ethnic (R/E) populations than in others.

Post DACA SCOTUS Decision FAQs

by Thomas O'Donnell
June 23, 2020

Overview and consequences of SCOTUS DACA decision

DACA Decision Virtual Briefing

In partnership with the Northern California Undocu Centers Collaborative DACA decision briefing

DEI's Stance on the DACA Decision

by Thomas O'Donnell
June 19, 2020

Together with Chancellor May, we celebrate today’s Supreme Court decision to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in place, protecting nearly 650,000 undocumented young people from deportation.

Update on UC Davis’ Progress toward Achieving Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation

by Thomas O'Donnell
June 18, 2020

Update on UC Davis’ Progress toward Achieving Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation

UC Davis has made important progress toward our goal of achieving federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation since our last communication on this subject on October 1, 2019, which may open up opportunities to pursue HSI sources of funding.

Update on UC Davis’ Progress toward Achieving Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation

by Thomas O'Donnell
June 18, 2020

Avanza (HSI)

June 18, 2020–UC Davis has made important progress toward our goal of achieving federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation since our last communication on this subject on October 1, 2019, which may open up opportunities to pursue HSI sources of funding.

UndocuAlly Program for Educators

The UndocuAlly Program for Educators (UPE) is an educational learning opportunity for educators and community members to develop their knowledge and awareness in serving undocumented student populations in higher education.

UC Davis Receives a UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative Grant

by Thomas O'Donnell
June 10, 2020

UC Davis Receives a UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative Grant

Under the leadership of Karen McDonald (Principal Investigator) and Denneal Jamison-McClung (Co-Investigator), UC Davis has been award a competitive grant to enhance faculty diversity and pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented stu

SOMA's Third Annual Diversity Outreach Summit

Addressing the leaky pipeline in academia in the context of COVID-19 and afterwards. How has COVID changed how we interact? How does it affect minorities? How might this change how we interact in the future?