Members of UC Davis MECHA participate in the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium in Los Angeles protesting the Vietnam War. From article, "Police Riot Thwarts Moratorium," Third World News, October 5, 1970.

5-UMAS Sponsors Symposium

Thomas O'Donnell, Ph.D., Principal Analyst, Office of Academic Diversity
twodonnell@ucdavis.edu

There is a rich history of Chicana/o activism on this campus stretching back to at least the mid-1960s. That is where this story begins.

Mis padres cruzaron la frontera so I could cross the stage

3-Our HSI Vision

In October 2021, Vice Chancellor Renetta Tull appointed me the inaugural HSI Director. I have over twenty years of experience working in higher education. I received a masters in education from Harvard University in language and literacy and a Ph.D. from the UC Davis School of Education. I was the founding associate director of the Center for Chicanx and Latinx Academic Student Success (CCLASS) at UC Davis.

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