UC Newsroom |

UC earns national award for diversity and inclusion efforts

The University of California was honored today (Sept. 20) with a 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

UCLA |

Diversity improves among TV actors, but executives still overwhelmingly white and male

The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report: Part Two suggests the industry must do more to meet the moment.

UCLA |

Lack of black TV showrunners, writers continues to perpetuate stereotypes

Ninety percent of showrunners are white and two-thirds of all TV shows lack even one black writer, Darnell Hunt finds.

UC Irvine |

Seeing health in a cultural context

Belinda Campos' studies find the Latino approach to relationships reduces anxiety, among other benefits.

UCLA |

Students of all races feel safer in ethnically diverse middle schools, new report says

Groundbreaking study shows diversity's wide range of benefits in education.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside’s first student cohort of Mellon Mays fellows to graduate

Program helps diversify faculty and research by mentoring undergrads.

UCSF |

White wash: Biomedical research doesn't reflect diversity of American public

UCSF is working to ensure research is demographically sound.

The Atlantic |

The complicated process of adding diversity to the college syllabus

UCLA provides national leadership via its forthcoming diversity course requirement for undergraduates.

UC Riverside |

Asian-owned firms growing faster, generating higher revenues in US, California, and Inland Southern California

UC Riverside analysis finds businesses play outsized role in national, state and inland economies.

Los Angeles Times |

How UCLA is boosting campus diversity, despite the ban on affirmative action

Aggressive, early recruiting is helping the campus increase its enrollment of underrepresented students.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego launches Black Academic Excellence Initiative

Chancellor dedicates additional scholarship funds and support to encourage more collegebound students to enroll.

UCLA |

Mounting evidence that more diverse movie casts help the bottom line

UCLA Bunche center report finds that earnings and social media traffic are higher for content with more women and minority actors.