Russell Gould's letter to the UC Regents regarding recent events at UC Irvine and UC San Diego:

TO THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

The University of California's commitment to diversity and tolerance for differing points of view is one of the hallmarks of its character. Recent events on the San Diego and Irvine campuses that are inconsistent with these values are profoundly disappointing. On behalf of the Board of Regents, I have asked President Yudof to arrange to have Chancellors Fox and Drake provide a report to the Board at its March meeting detailing the facts of the recent incidents and what actions are being taken to ensure that these types of confrontations do not occur in the future. While appropriate investigations are still underway, both chancellors already have taken steps, in partnership with their campus communities, to begin to address the attitudes that resulted in these confrontations. The president has also issued a public statement regarding the incidents. Please see the information below regarding these statements and actions.

Statement by President Yudof

2/18 Message "Intolerance on Campus" from President Yudof posted on Facebook

Statements and actions taken at UC San Diego

Chancellor Fox and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Rue's 2/16 condemnation of off-campus party and affirmation of principles of community

Campaign on "Racism: Not in Our Community" launched, and Web site "Join the Battle Against Hate" created and highlighted on campus home page. The site includes information on actions taken by the campus community, student response and the process for review of possible violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

Vice Chancellor Rue's 2/24 Teach-In scheduled: "Racism: Not in Our Community"  (also posted on Facebook)

Statements and actions taken at UC Irvine

Chancellor Drake's 2/9 statement on campus disruption

Web site with information on Ambassador Oren's event: The site includes links to articles published by UC Irvine Law School Dean Chemerinsky, an opinion piece by UC Irvine students and the chancellor's statements regarding the incident.

Chancellor Drake's 2/17 statement "Why Do Values and Civility Matter?" and announcement of discussion series

Sincerely,

Russell S. Gould