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June 30, 2021

Division of Equity & Inclusion

Dear E&I colleagues,

Today is my final day in the role of VCEI.  I am truly grateful and honored to have worked with you for the past four years to serve the campus community.  There is no greater honor or reward than serving others.  And there has been no greater privilege for me than leading the Division of Equity & Inclusion.  I am in awe of your commitment to serving the campus community on a constant basis, often under the most challenging of circumstances.

June 18, 2021

Division of Equity & Inclusion

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

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

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

Dear Campus Community, 

May 24, 2021

Chancellor's Office

Dear campus community,