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We have been collaborating with Andre Thompson and OASIS since late 2021 on their project to highlight Black achievement at UC San Diego. This project, led by Andre Thompson, started as a collaborative effort between OASIS and the Black Studies Project. The connection was made between Porsia Curry, the former Campus Diversity Officer and Director of the Black Resource Center and Erik Mitchell, UC San Diego University Librarian, who put us in touch with Porsia, who connected us with Andre. (It’s important to honor the connections made.) After many personnel changes for both the Black Resource Center and OASIS, the effort was kicked off onRead More →

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The Cross-Cultural Center (CCC) interns incorporated the Tell Us How UC It Timeline into their training. CCC interns first interacted with the timeline in their Spring 22 practicum. This Fall they had more of an opportunity to deeply engage with the history of student activism and understand inclusion efforts on campus. In a student-led training, knowledge was passed between students, which was challenging to upkeep during the pandemic period. Affiliate student organizations were also able to view the timeline banners at the CCC and learn about the rich history of activism they are building upon.Read More →

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Members of Tell Us How UC It presented at the Learning/Teaching for Justice Conference, hosted by Dimensions of Culture Program and in celebration of Thurgood Marshall College’s 50th Anniversary. The session was called “Tell Us How UC It: Understanding the Past and Creating a Student-Led Future.” The objectives were to 1) share the timeline to demonstrate how students have changed the university and facilitate a conversation about how past events shape the present and impact the future, 2) examine how student voices are represented, and 3) create space for students to share how they can be further represented within the project.Read More →