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UC celebrations of Black history, culture and social justice

Check out our roundup of upcoming events and plan to connect with your colleagues.


COVID-19 and Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander hate

APISA presents Russell Jeung, Ph.D., one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 Influential Persons of 2021.


Save the dates for upcoming Confronting Racism events

The next Confronting Racism events will focus on anti-Asian discrimination and UC Irvine's Black Thriving Initiative.


Tuesday: PACSW presents Dr. Monica Gandhi, UCSF

Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of medicine and associate chief at UCSF’s Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, among other accolades.


Join OPSA for virtual bingo

On Friday, Jan. 21, UCOP staff are invited to attend virtual bingo with colleagues from all UCOP locations, as well as UC Riverside, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and UCSF.


Dr. Monica Gandhi to speak on COVID-19 and her medical career

The next event in PACSW’s popular Women We Admire series will feature UCSF’s Dr. Gandhi, an infectious disease expert.


Confronting Racism explores the immigrant experience

Join Dr. Alberto Ledesma, assistant dean for diversity, inclusion, and equity at UC Berkeley and author of the 2017 memoir, “Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life.”


Shout-Out for Alex Santos and Beth Kellman

Alex Santos and Beth Kellman of Event Services helped make the 15th Berlin Open Access Conference a huge success.


Confronting Racism speaker series: On the responsibility of dreamers

Join Dr. Alberto Ledesma of UC Berkeley for a candid conversation about his journey from undocumented immigrant to UC leader. He will share stories, musings and drawings from his award-winning memoir.


Box of chocolate truffles

Support BSFO scholarships with delicious See’s Candy

Purchase candy by Friday, Dec. 3, to cross names off your shopping list and support a great cause.


Man attending a virtual meeting on his laptop

Survey: How are you connecting with your remote or hybrid team?

Help brainstorm ways to celebrate the year with our remote and hybrid teammates.


President Drake

A Veterans Day message from President Drake: Celebrating those who have served

President Drake expressed his sincere admiration and gratitude for the selfless service of our UC military community.