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June 18, 2021

Division of Equity & Inclusion
Pride Month 2021

Dear Colleagues, 

June is recognized as LGBTQ+ Pride Month where we recognize the historical and current contributions of LGBTQ+ people and communities. Pride is many things. It is a celebration of queer and trans identities, histories, cultures, and communities. It is about the promotion of social justice movements and civil rights victories. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the many ways that LGBTQ+ communities have helped shift the larger culture to be more open and inclusive.

People & Culture
UC declares Juneteenth holiday for June 28, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

I have the pleasure of sharing with you the wonderful news that earlier this morning UC President Drake announced that Juneteenth is now an official UC holiday, to be observed this year on Monday, June 28:

“Yesterday President Biden declared a federal holiday for Juneteenth, the day that celebrates and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This is a historic moment for our nation - 156 years in the making.

June 17, 2021

People & Culture
Juneteenth 2021

Dear Colleagues,

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the United States “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” However, it took more than 2 years, until June 19, 1865 - "Juneteenth" - for the enslaved Africans in Texas to be informed and granted their freedom.

May 25, 2021

Division of Equity & Inclusion
Remembering George Floyd, Life, Lessons, and Liberation

Dear Campus Community, 

May 24, 2021

Chancellor's Office
Support for our Jewish and Muslim Communities

Dear campus community,

May 6, 2021

Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
Standing with India

Dear campus community,

Even as the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic begins to recede in the United States, we are witnessing a tragic surge of new cases around the world, particularly in India. As a global university, our community—as well as our caring and compassion—extends well beyond the boundaries of our campus and the country.