Appointment of Anna Spain Bradley as Next Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
To the Campus Community: Chancellor Block and I are pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Spain Bradley as UCLA’s vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, effective September 1, 2020. In this capacity, Vice Chancellor Spain Bradley will serve as the senior campus official responsible for leading and coordinating efforts to create an inclusive…
Statement from Chancellor Block: Standing with Our International Students
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block issued the following statement to the UCLA community in response to the latest announcement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that international students cannot remain in the United States if they are exclusively attending online classes this Fall.
Statement from Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter: Rising to the Challenge
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter issued the following statement to the UCLA community, outlining upcoming actions and initiatives to ensure racial justice and lasting change on campus.
Statement from UC Leadership: The Supreme Court's DACA Decision
UC President Janet Napolitano, UCLA Chancellor Block, and UC Leadership have issued the following statement to the UCLA Community in response to Supreme Court's Decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
CrossCheck Live
Roughly a year ago I launched CrossCheck, an online platform I’ve used to change the way we think and talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in the University. My number one goal has been to encourage all of us to “up our game” with respect to our discourse about equity, diversity and inclusion and to insist that we go beyond soundbites, caricatures and slogans. This year I am excited to launch CrossCheck Live. Same CrossCheck commitments—but “live.” This new format will allow us to tap into and dialogue with UCLA’s extraordinary pool of talent, including you.
COVID-19: What’s in a Name?
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has introduced a new term to our lexicon: “social distancing.” I confess I dread that term. To me, it sounds like social ostracization, stigmatization, the “othering” of those who are marked as outsiders. If it were up to me, I would’ve picked “social buffering,” “safe distancing,” or even “safe spacing.”
