UC partnership with HBCUs gives students a taste of grad school
August 12, 2015
As universities nationally struggle to recruit more diverse students to their graduate programs, one innovative UC effort is having noteworthy results.
Ensuring inclusive campus environments for LGBT students, faculty and staff
June 25, 2015
New measures address self-identification of orientation and identity, and gender-neutral facilities.
New UC grads share tales of triumph
June 11, 2015
As UC's newly minted grads look forward to embarking on a bright new chapter, we profile a few whose extraordinary grit and determination brought them to the place they are today.
Breaking the 'bro' barrier
May 8, 2015
Tech companies are funding research to find strategies to recruit and retain women and minorities in computer science majors.
Diverse undergraduates discover pathway to Ph.D.
May 7, 2015
McNair Program prepares underrepresented students for the rigors of graduate study.
Program targets next generation of physicians to advance Latino health
May 4, 2015
Prep Médico will provide scholarships, mentorship and internship opportunities, intensive language training and more, to expand diversity in medicine.
Chinese students test the waters of free speech
April 27, 2015
More than 1,600 students from China are navigating the nuances of free speech at Berkeley.
Fear of Islam in America
April 14, 2015
Reza Aslan challenges the stigmas and stereotypes affecting Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Faculty approve undergraduate diversity requirement
April 13, 2015
Policy takes effect for freshmen entering UCLA College this fall and transfer students entering in fall 2017.
True colors: Hollywood’s diversity dilemma
April 1, 2015
The country has never been so diverse — but not so in Hollywood. The numbers of nonwhite and female actors and others in the entertainment industry remain distressingly low.