Centering Inquiry & Collaboration on Race at UCI: A Latinx and Black Cluster Hire Initiative (LBCHI)

UC Irvine, 2022-2023

Project Principal Investigators

  • Frances Contreras, Dean and Professor, School of Education
  • Belinda Campos, Chair, Chicano Studies
  • Sora Han, Chair, African American Studies
  • Julie Washington, Professor, School of Education

Project Abstract

The UC Irvine Latinx and Black Cluster Hire Initiative seeks to leverage a strong campus commitment to diversifying the faculty while simultaneously working to fulfill our mission as an HSI and MSI. As an Hispanic Serving Institution, UC Irvine is uniquely positioned to become a model for the nation in centering race and equity in its student centered mission. This recruitment proposal serves as a broader campus effort across five schools and leveraging the strength of our Chicano/Latino and African American Studies Departments.

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