Brandon Perea Is Gay Series Kicks Off

Recent projects have focused on equity issues that arise when students work together on group projects in science and the role social-emotional skills play in facilitating equitable interactions between students.

This week, Chancellor May also shared thoughts about the effect of the pandemic in India.

The Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) office, part of Global Affairs, is available for support.

Here are a few sessions and videos that Ive watched or listened to in the past 48 hours.

Dr. Yasuda, an economist, also wrote: 1992 to 2020: Reflection on Racism from a First-Gen Asian American.

Chancellor May and Dr.

Griffith discuss the goal of making UC Davis a happy, collaborative place, books that insprire childrens creativity, science, faculty diversity, and more Read more information, and watch the video on YouTube.

Thanks to Charlene Green and Mark Henderson for speaking about our sharp increase in applicants and promoting our holistic admissions approach.

The article, starting on page 56 of the PDF, discusses socially-conscious and socially-accountable admissions.

Dr. Henderson also shared that their article on Socially Conscious Admissions will be soon be available in the AMA Journal of Ethics, a publication of the American Medical Association.

Dr. Guerrero is going to be the new Dean of Admissions for Samuel Merritt University.

There is not enough space in this newsletter to describe how much Dr.

Guerrero has done for UC Davis.

He has been a champion for students access to college, a leader for initiatives that contribute to making UC Davis an emerging HSI and an inclusive campus overall, and a sought after resource for his expertise in strategic engagement for communities of color.

Dr. Guerreros upcoming new institution notes that colleagues describe him as passionate, student-centered, and as a visionary with creative and engaging solutions to complex and critical problems and issues.

Brandon Perea Is Gay Series Kicks Off

The series kicks off on May 4 with a panel presentation and discussion on Ramadan within the context for healthcarepresented as a part of the HEDI Diversity Inclusion Dialogue Series.

Tuesday, May 4, 12:00p Resilience, Patience, and Focus: A Ramadan Experience Register here.

In partnership with the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies Register here.

This year the LGBTQIA Resource Centers theme is Queers in Bloom Despite these challenging times, queers in bloom gives an opportunity to grow personally and collectively providing safe spaces to share each others experience and allow for community healing.

Throughout the Month of May, they will be holding several events meant to nurture community bonds and commit to healing together.

The new Global Aggie Award for LGBTQIA Rights will support UC Davis students in gaining global learning experiences that advance local and global LGBTQIA issues and address the needs and strengths of the LGBTQIA community.

A Professor of History, Dr.

Oropeza studies people who during the 1960s raised hell because they wanted to stop a war, or fight racial injustice, or overthrown patriarchy.

She was attracted to history as a field because, like those 1960s activists, she wishes to harness the subversive potential of history to interrogate received wisdom.

Her most recent book is the award-winning The King of Adobe: Reies Lpez Tijerina, Lost Prophet of the Chicano Movement about a Chicano movement leader who rewrote our understanding of the American West.

Dr. Patterson Williams research lies at the intersection of equity studies, social psychology, and science education.