Equity & Inclusion

Dear Campus Community,

I am writing to share good news: Our requests to unname LeConte Hall and Barrows Hall have been approved by University of California President Michael Drake. The names “LeConte Hall” and “Barrows Hall” have been officially removed from each building, and are already in the process of being physically removed or covered. For now, until new names have been approved, we will refer to the former, which actually includes two structures, as Physics North and Physics South, and the latter as the Social Sciences Building. 

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Campus Community,

I am pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service, recognizing students, staff, and faculty for their individual and collective efforts to benefit others locally and globally. 

Please take time to submit nominations by November 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The award categories are as follows:

Key takeaway: If eligible, non-represented staff will continue accruing vacation leave through June 30, 2021, even if they are over their maximum.

Dear Colleagues,

UC President Drake has approved the request to extend the approval to temporarily increase the amount of additional time that PPSM-2.210 (Absence from Work) provides to policy-covered staff employees to use to bring the employee’s vacation accrual below the maximum from December 31, 2020, to June 30, 2021.