Diversity Education

1. Discrimination (Affirmative Action)

   The Office of Faculty & Staff Affirmative Action at UCR provides comprehensive services to the campus, monitoring the recruitment and selection of faculty and addressing questions and concerns regarding equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in employment. The Office strives to eliminate inappropriate barriers in accordance with Federal and State laws, as well as University policies. The services it provides to the campus include policy development, maintenance of the campus’ Affirmative Action Plan, investigation of complaints, mediation of disputes, and campus advisement on laws, rules, regulations, and issues affecting equal opportunity and affirmative action.

   For more information, please see http://affirmativeaction.ucr.edu/

2. Mediation (Ombuds)

   The UCR Office of the Ombudsperson is an independent and confidential resource for conflict resolution. The Ombudsperson serves the entire campus community - students, staff, faculty, applicants, parents, administrators - by helping to resolve complaints, by providing information and referrals, and by making recommendations for constructive change.  The Ombudsperson's role is to ensure that all members of the university community receive fair treatment within the university system.  The person assists in the informal resolution of any university-related complaint or conflict, considering all sides of a question in an impartial or objective way.

   For further information, please see http://www.ombudsperson.ucr.edu/

3. UNEXUC

   The UCR Extension offers quality programs that meet the stringent academic standards set by the University of California. If you want to hone your professional skills, investigate new career paths, or enhance your life by taking personal enrichment courses, the Extension is the right place.  It provides professional development and enrichment courses in a broad range of disciplines, including business and management, education, information technology, law, forensic and criminal sciences, languages, and the arts. The main campus in Riverside is located conveniently off Interstates 215, 60 and 91.

   For further information, please see http://www.extension.ucr.edu/

4. Human Resources

   The UCR campus community includes students, staff employees, and teaching and research faculty. As much as anything, the institution values a diverse campus culture and actively seeks a wider diversity of candidates with the goal of creating an increasingly multicultural campus.  Since UCR employees contribute to the success of a world-class university, the staff represents the campus in about every known profession and occupation.  The University both supports diverse employees who are passionate about their work and seeks to enrich the organization’s mission of teaching, research and public service. 

   For further information, please see http://humanresources.ucr.edu/default.asp

5. UC Diversity Educators

   The UC Diversity Educators (UCDE) is a group of diversity professionals from all UC locations who began meeting in 2005. UCDE’s vision is to enrich the diversity education programs of UC campuses, medical centers, and laboratories, and to strengthen its ability to advocate for diversity education and training as a way to promote equality and inclusion. Its goal is to develop ongoing collaboration by sharing ideas, research, and exchanging education resources across the system.

   For further information, please see http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/diversity/staff/uc_div_edu.html