Call for Applications: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2020-21 Student Advisory Board
We will soon be soliciting applications for between 3-5 vacant positions on the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Student Advisory Board for the 2020-2021 academic year. All undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are eligible to serve on the Board.
UCLA Celebrates First-Generation Awareness Week
From January 27 – January 31, 2020, UCLA will celebrate First-Generation Awareness Week, bringing to light and recognizing the 9,000-plus UCLA students who self-report as first-generation college students with a host of programming and activities.
Legal Name Removed from Back of Student BruinCards
Taking effect on November 4, 2019, the “legal name” field has been removed from the back of students’ UCLA BruinCards. Demonstrating UCLA’s commitment to greater inclusiveness, students with a registered preferred first name will no longer have a legal name printed on the back of their BruinCards,
PEN America Releases “Campus Free Speech Guide” (Highlighting UCLA EDI Resources)
PEN America, a nonprofit organization working to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States and worldwide, recently published their Campus Free Speech Guide. The Guide highlights EDI resources on free speech and provides practical, principled guidance for how campuses can best remain open to all voices.
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