Category Archives: diversity

UCSD Reaches Settlement over Compton Cookout Incidents

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ucsdfac

The US Department of Justice reported today that UC San Diego has reached a settlement with the Departments of Justice and Education over the racial incidents in February 2010 associated with the now infamous “Compton Cookout“.  The settlement arose from an … Continue reading →

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UCSD Campus Climate: Still Hostile

Posted on March 8, 2012 by ucsdfac

In advance of today’s Campus Climate Council meeting (2-4pm in Chancellor’s Complex 111A), the SDFA is speaking out against racist comments and student harassment that occurred at a recent Associated Students meeting.  There, Students for Justice in Palestine proposed a resolution … Continue reading →

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Post-”Compton Cookout” UCSD: Jorge Mariscal reflects on what has (not) changed

Posted on February 28, 2012 by ucsdfac

The following is reproduced from the UCSD Guardian: Two Years Later, UCSD Still Has Much to Learn from Student Struggles By Jorge Mariscal Department of Literature “No great victories are won in a war for transformation…without total participation. Less than … Continue reading →

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Results from the 2011 SDFA Faculty Survey

Posted on November 22, 2011 by ucsdfac

In September 2011, the SDFA conducted an attitudinal survey of its membership over several issues relevant to the UCSD faculty. The survey was emailed to 108 members and 55 replied, yielding a response rate of 51%.  To protect the anonymity … Continue reading →

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