The role that universities play in social transformation has always been imbued with contradictions. On one hand, campuses serve as critical sites for radical re-imaginings of the world, community mobilization, and organizing. At the same time, the institutional structures that govern these campuses are often placed into an antagonistic and even counterinsurgent relationship to this work.
This panel conversation will bring together organizers to explore the importance of campus activism in troubled times. Panelists will...
This hybrid session will offer a space for dialogue and building solidarity around trans justice in the current moment. The session will feature a panel of content experts who will share theoretical, political, personal and legal analysis related to trans experiences on our campus and in our communities, contextualizing them within broader work for belonging, social justice, and liberation. Panelists will explore what it means to “meet the moment” for trans justice today, how to safeguard the work on trans topics and activism amid backlash, and concrete...
This section features multiple AC programs and opportunities that support advisors in their professional development and deepen their involvement with the American Cultures Center's programs. As valued staff members who play an essential role in bringing students into all that AC has to offer, we encourage advisors and advising teams to check out the resources and opportunities available for them to develop their own understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice in their roles.
The ongoing national conversation about immigration status lies across a bipartisan political landscape, but statements made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan indicate that enforcement will be significantly increased and specifically target California.
On February 26, 2018, in response to the increased and specifically targeted immigration enforcement in California, across the U.C. system broadly and at U.C. Berkeley specifically, procedures and recommendations were shared on best preparing to support all members of our...
This session featured a panel of campus experts who are actively engaged with the theoretical, personal and legal dimensions of federal actions on immigration as they impact our campus, contextualizing them within broader work for belonging, academic freedom and social justice. Speakers explored what protections exist, where and how to advocate, and how to mobilize around our values. Drawing on the insights and resources shared during the What to Do If ICE Comes to Campus event, we created this page to continue building and expanding resources...
Event SpeakersModerator:David Wilson, Dean and Professor, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public PolicyPanelist:Keith P. Feldman, Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnic StudiesPanelist:Andrés Cediel, Professor-in-...
Discussions of disability on college campuses often focus on how we can support and accommodate individual needs and meet compliance requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act. With this panel of and dialogue sessions, we hope to expand that important conversation. On November 18, 2019, Berkeley faculty, graduate student instructors, staff, and students were invited to think in creative and visionary ways about culture, structure, teaching and learning, and broader institutional transformation. Some key discussion questions included:
