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Amary Frenz (left) and Semar Prom are shown at the new College of Environmental Design materials store, one recent example of an Innovation Grant awarded by Equity & Inclusion.
Photo by Tony Tieu
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Fitness for All, which includes the goalball team, was an early Innovation Grant recipient. A member of UC Berkeley's goalball team is shown above, with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks.
Photo by Kevin Ho Nguyen
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Latest Round of Innovation Grants
to Focus on Campus Climate
April 2015: In the latest round of Innovation Grants, the Division of Equity & Inclusion gave over $100,000 to seed 13 project proposals from UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty. The Innovation Grants were initially funded by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to encourage projects that promote a more equitable UC Berkeley campus. This year's round of grants were awarded to proposals designed to directly improve campus climate after the UC-wide Campus Climate Survey revealed that 1 in 4 people at UC Berkeley experienced some form of exclusion, intimidation, bullying, or isolation.
According to Elizabeth Gillis, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Equity & Inclusion, this year the Division sought out and funded more proposals specifically from students. "I'm pleased that in our 2015 round we're funding some incredibly forward-thinking, student-led initiatives that will advance our vision of a more inclusive campus experience," she noted. Read more about the 2014-2015 Innovation Grants announcement here. And click here for the full list of this year's recipients.
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Gibor Basri, UC Berkeley's Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion, gave the opening welcome on Friday night at the Othering and Belonging Conference held in Oakland April 24-26. |
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Acclaimed public intellectual bell hooks shared a keynote dialogue with john a. powell, Director of UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, during the Othering and Belonging Conference. |
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Ai-jen Poo, recent recipient of a Macarthur "genius" fellowship, gave a keynote talk on Saturday during the Othering and Belonging Conference.
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New York Times columnist Charles Blow (right) answers questions in a keynote dialogue with UC Berkeley faculty Michael Omi, who is also the Assistant Director of the Haas Institute.
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April 24-26, 2015: The Division of Equity and Inclusion was the key campus supporter of the first Othering & Belonging Conference in Oakland, which was organized by UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Hundreds of attendees came together to connect, examine, and critically discuss how to advance a society built on Belonging, while more deeply understanding the relationships between forms of Othering.
The event featured a series of keynotes and plenary sessions from prominent visionaries and changemakers including Andrew Solomon, bell hooks, Charles Blow, Naomi Klein, Ai-jen Poo, Manuel Pastor, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Joanna Macy, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Luis Garden Acosta, Lynn Manning, Angela Glover Blackwell, Judith Smith of the AXIS Dance Company, and the Destiny Arts Youth Group. The entire weekend was hosted and facilitated by Shakti Butler.
Many UC Berkeley faculty who are members of the Haas Institute faculty clusters were panelists in the highly popular breakout sessions, including Na'ilah Nasir, Susan Schweik, Russell Robinson, Jonathan Simon, and Rachel Morello-Frosh.
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 March 2015: Over 300 UC Berkeley staff attended the standing-room only, half-day conference entitled Rising Together: Career Development for Staff of Color. Hosted by the Coalition of Ethnic Staff Organizations, the event was made possible through an Innovation Grant which provided funds for the new Rising Together project. Besides the conference, Rising Together also includes a paid internship position and a planning committee that conducted research, selected speakers, and put on the event. Executive Vice Provost Claude Steele and Greater Good Science Director Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton engaged in a keynote dialogue on increasing intergroup relationships and creating a sustainable pipeline and healthy campus environment for staff of color at UC Berkeley. Read more about the event and Rising Together.
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MORE E&I NEWS
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Liz Chavez was recently celebrated for her decades of service to UC Berkeley
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Friends and colleagues gathered in March to celebrate the 40-year UC Berkeley career of Liz Chavez. Through her work at the Early Academic Outreach Program, Liz provided thousands of students with college preparation services and, as many colleagues attested to during the evening event, helped inspire, prepare, and support generations of UC Berkeley alumni. Read the full story about Liz Chavez here. Click here to support EAOP.
- Perspectives on Native Representations - The Native American Student Development Office recently held its annual symposium on contemporary Native issues. The day-long event featured a number of Native scholars speaking on the portrayals and depictions of Native Americans.
- Night of Cultural Resistance - Take a look back at the Multicultural Community Program's week and Night of Cultural Resistance. Over 14 events throughout the week inspired community members to "Conspire for Justice."
- Take Back the Night- On Thursday, April 17 the Gender Equity Resource Center and Cal allies stood together against sexual and relationship violence at UC Berkeley at the Take Back the Night event.
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