Dear campus community,
This Latinx Heritage Month, we recognize the vibrant and diverse contributions of the Latinx community to our campus and beyond. This is a time to celebrate our shared heritage, honor the achievements of Latinx individuals, and engage with the cultural, academic, and social aspects of our community. A few highlights are below.
Campus Events
Berkeley, CA
September 11, 2025
Today, the University of California, Berkeley received the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community-building across all levels of campus life.
It will be five years in October since I started at the Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at UC Berkeley.
From July 30 to August 1, 2025, UC Berkeley welcomed disability leaders from across the country for the National Disability Cultural Centers Symposium and Justice Tour. This first-of-its-kind in-person event was co-hosted by Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program and its Disability Cultural Community Center (DCC) – further cementing the university’s role as a national hub for disability innovation, advocacy, and cultural leadership.
I have been with the Transfer Student Center (TSC) for four years. I started at the TSC in May 2021 as the Latinx Success Counselor and became Director in December 2023.