KEYWORD

Latinos

UCI grads show UCI pride with the zot hand gesture.

HSI at 5

UCI celebrates its achievements as a federally designated Latino-serving campus

Students walking in front of the UCI student center.

UCI is founding member of Hispanic Serving Research Universities alliance

Group aims to double Latino doctoral students, increase professoriate by 20 percent

Michael Méndez

UCI’s Michael Méndez is named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

Tiffany Lopez

Tiffany Lopez is named dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Visionary arts and diversity leader comes from Arizona State University

Kal Penn

UCI to host commencement ceremony at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Actor Kal Penn will address graduating class of 2022 at special event

Frances Contreras

New education dean seeks to serve all stakeholders

The first Chicana/Latina to hold this position in the UC system, Frances Contreras sees inclusivity as key to excellence

Michael Méndez

UCI researcher gets NSF-backed grant to study wildfires’ effects on farmworkers

Joint project will investigate their disproportionate impact on vulnerable population

Serving UCI’s Latino community

Recognizing the campus commitment to diversity during Hispanic Heritage Month

John Tracy, Ph.D. ’87 standing in front of a plane.

Alum’s philanthropy helps others follow in his footsteps

Former Boeing executive John Tracy funds scholarship for underrepresented UCI students in STEM fields

Newly minted doctors celebrate during the UCI School of Medicine graduation on Saturday, June 5.

UCI to host virtual commencement June 12, with chance to walk stage over next 5 days

Nearly half of 10,204 undergraduates receiving degrees are first-generation students