2021 Hollywood Diversity Report: Audiences showed up for diverse films in theaters, online
Blog, New Blog PostsOf the top 185 films of 2020, more than half were released via streaming platforms only. Of the films that had a theatrical release, minority audiences accounted for the bulk of ticket purchases. Films with casts that were at least 21% minority enjoyed the highest online viewing ratings among all racial groups in the all-important […]
Diversity
Blog, New Blog PostsDiversity is a defining feature of the University of California and we embrace it as a source of strength. Our differences — of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, socioeconomic status, abilities, experience and more — enhance our ability to achieve the university’s core missions of public service, teaching and research. We […]
Office of EDI Publishes Annual Public Accountability Report 6.0
Blog, New Blog PostsSince 2o16, the Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion has produced an annual Accountability Report with aggregate data about incidents and investigations. Read the report here.
UPDATE: CA Prop 16 and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
BlogJanuary 2021 Dear UCLA Extension Students, As you probably know, California Proposition 16, the proposed legislative constitutional amendment that would allow diversity as a factor in public employment, education, and contracting decisions, has been defeated. The Chancellor’s message, from earlier this week about the loss, states “as disheartening as this defeat is to many, we […]
Town Hall – Black Lives and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
BlogJune 2020 Dear UCLA Extension Community: As follow up to yesterday’s UCLA Extension Town Hall meeting, I am sending additional details about what I presented regarding our first steps in addressing racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Black Lives Matter The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have raised, once again, that racism […]
UCLA Extension Joint Statement on Chauvin Verdict
Blog, New Blog PostsDear UCLA Extension Community: Nearly a year ago we witnessed the public and tragic murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin’s unjustified use of lethal force against an unarmed black man served as a rallying cry across the United States for citizens to rise up against systemic racism, for there […]