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Diversity Speaker Series: How to Talk to Children (and Each Other) about Race and Racism

Wright Institute professor Alison Briscoe-Smith will discuss the developmental awareness of children in regards to race, as well as implicit bias and how it impacts children.


Jerlena Griffin-Desta selected as an ACE Fellow for 2017-18

Deputy to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Executive Director, Student Services & Engagement, Griffin-Desta is one of 46 select college and university leaders in her class.


This is What Democracy Looks Like in Oakland: Urban Sketchers art show

Visit the downtown Oakland Main Library to see drawings made by local sketchers during the Hands Around the Lake unity demonstration in November 2016 and the Women's March in January 2017.


WEDNESDAY: UCOP Local Human Resources at OP Staff Assembly meeting

Attend either in person or by remote connection to hear Executive Director of Local Human Resources Nancy Pluzdrak address the issues of most concern to UCOP staff.


10-Second Bio: AJ Almanzar

Name: AJ Almanzar Title: WFA (Workforce Administration) Associate Department/Unit: UCPath Center Location: Riverside When I Started Working At UCOP: November 2014 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: Maintain accurate employee lifecycle data The Best Part About


Help local students: Volunteer at the Oakland Youth Careers Expo

Help Oakland high school students learn about the many different career paths they could take.


10-Second Bio: Rana Freedman

Name: Rana Freedman Title: Content Marketing Director Department/Unit: Marketing Communications Location: Franklin building When I started working at UCOP: December 2015 What I do for OP in five words or less: Put our stories into the world. The best part about working for


Meet OP: The BRC POP team

Editor’s note: In response to your feedback and requests, we’ve begun a new Link series called “Meet OP” to profile UCOP departments. This article is the second in the series.   The Business Resource Center Purchase Order and


President’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women seeking new members

Apply by April 28 for one of the open spots on the PACSW committee at OP.