On Monday, May 13, UCLA officially kicked off its first annual Diversity Symposium, a weeklong series of programs ending May 18— including keynote speakers, lectures, film screenings, workshops and exhibits — to promote diversity and inclusion.
The comprehensive series of events draw on the collective efforts of students, faculty and staff, and will provide an opportunity for everyone across the campus to engage in meaningful dialogue.
“The purpose of the symposium is to energize the campus around the issue of diversity,” said Christine Mata, assistant dean of students, who, along with Minh Tran, intergroup relations program assistant coordinator for the Bruin Resource Center, was co-chair of the symposium. “These events not only recognize the diversity of our campus, but help us to create spaces where everyone can engage with each other in order to learn and appreciate the diversity of our experiences.”
Organized under the theme of “Our Stories: Recognizing and Embracing Our Differences,” the symposium was created as a key piece of Chancellor Gene Block’s Principles of Community. It is also intended to achieve the outcomes outlined in the Communities and Conflict in the Modern World General Education proposal that did not come to fruition last year.
The comprehensive series of events draw on the collective efforts of students, faculty and staff, and will provide an opportunity for everyone across the campus to engage in meaningful dialogue.
“The purpose of the symposium is to energize the campus around the issue of diversity,” said Christine Mata, assistant dean of students, who, along with Minh Tran, intergroup relations program assistant coordinator for the Bruin Resource Center, was co-chair of the symposium. “These events not only recognize the diversity of our campus, but help us to create spaces where everyone can engage with each other in order to learn and appreciate the diversity of our experiences.”
Organized under the theme of “Our Stories: Recognizing and Embracing Our Differences,” the symposium was created as a key piece of Chancellor Gene Block’s Principles of Community. It is also intended to achieve the outcomes outlined in the Communities and Conflict in the Modern World General Education proposal that did not come to fruition last year.
