UCI Named 2021 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader

Fulbright HSI Leader 2021

Dear campus community, I am pleased to share that UCI has been named a 2021 Fulbright HSI Leader. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is recognizing the significant engagement that selected Hispanic-Serving Institutions have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. UCI is one…

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UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program Second Call for Proposals

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the second and final call for proposals for the UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program. UCI’s Black Thriving Initiative is an unprecedented and transformational campus response to the persistence of systemic anti-Blackness in America. As part of this bold campuswide initiative and our ongoing commitment to…

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UCI is Part of a New National Consortium on Latino Humanities Studies

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Dear campus community, I’m pleased to share that UC Irvine is part of a new consortium presenting a national initiative in Latino humanities studies called “Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions.” This is made possible through a three-year, $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The consortium includes all 16 Hispanic-Serving…

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Faculty Success Program Spring 2022 Applications due October 4

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Dear Campus community, The Office of Inclusive Excellence will provide a limited number of career development grants (up to $2,000 each) to support UCI faculty participation in the nationally-recognized Faculty Success Program (FSP). FSP aims to improve faculty research productivity through intense accountability, coaching, and peer support. The virtual spring session is scheduled January 16,…

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Inaugural Cohort of Inclusive Excellence Term Chairs

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Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce the recipients of the inaugural UCI Inclusive Excellence Term Chairs. As was noted in the call for nominations last winter, the purpose of the Inclusive Excellence Term Chair program is to leverage the research and creative capacity of the campus to deepen understanding about and responses to designated…

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UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program First Call for Proposals Outcome

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the outcome of the inaugural call for proposals for the UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program. As announced last fall, the program is a competitive multi-year effort to recruit faculty who interrogate structural racism in its myriad forms. As part of the UCI Black Thriving Initiative, the program…

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