UC Berkeley students combat K-12 book bans by creating their own children’s books, addressing the exclusion of diverse perspectives in educational materials. Through innovative projects led by UC Berkeley lecturer Pablo Gonzalez, students produce original narratives celebrating the history and contributions of marginalized communities.
Learn more about how these inspiring stories are challenging the erasure of diverse voices and histories in education:
Becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by 2027 is a high priority for our campus. Today we are writing to announce the launch of the HSI Initiative. We want to thank the campus community for your detailed and valuable feedback on the HSI report and recommendations. We would also like to thank the HSI Task Force Co-Chairs Dr. Oscar Dubón, Jr. and Dr. Kris Gutiérrez, and the students...
A bold new effort aims to transform our campus culture and better reflect Latinx communities and perspectives in our teaching, learning, service, and research
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Latinx people, who today comprise roughly one in five U.S. residents, are forecast to soon account for three-quarters of net new workers and are increasingly pursuing higher education.
When UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, in fall 2018, announced that the university would begin the process of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) having at least 25% of enrolled undergraduate students who identify as Latinx it was a bold statement that challenged the campus community to reimagine what that would mean for Berkeley.
Now that Latinx Heritage Month has arrived, I’ve realized that this is my second year at Berkeley (a little late for the realization, I know). The past year has really flown by — I remember being an admitted freshman and virtually attending bridges’ Senior Weekend and listening to the Raices members discuss their experiences with being Latinx at Cal.
For hikers, few things are more disappointing than huffing up a hard slope and discovering the top is not the top at all. Many an unprepared hiker has been fooled by the so-called false summit.
