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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Mission of Grad Div DEI Office

We recognize that each student comes to UC Santa Cruz with their own expertise, experiences, knowledge, obstacles, identities, and needs. These should all be considered when developing Graduate Division policies, practices, and programs.

Our primary goal is to provide support for graduate students from all intersecting identities, using resources and frameworks that affirm those identities, and to advocate for resources that better support graduate students from all intersecting identities. We are committed to leading with empathy, optimism, and competency.


DEI Director: How She Can Help

One-on-one Support

The DEI Director is available to help with a specific situation (e.g. encountering bias, working with advisors and mentors, starting/running a DEI program in your department, etc.), answer questions about DEI-related plans or decisions, DEI career questions, and provide direction to support resources.

Office hours: Wednesdays 2-4pm on Zoom

Contact: lorato@ucsc.edu

Workshops

The following workshops are available to the UC Santa Cruz graduate community:

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Leadership
  • Informational Interviewing
  • Medical Racism
  • Whole Person Success in Graduate School
  • Post-Graduate School Planning
  • Self Care and Microaggressions
  • Self Care, Resilience, and Resistance at “Othering” Institutions
  • Understanding Graduate Funding
  • Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion in Your Lab, Office, Class, and More
  • Proactive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Last modified: Sep 24, 2024