Tag Archive: diversity
UC Tech News
March 8, 2023
All ArticlesAmy Neeser, diversity, Information Technology, IT, Leadership, Research Data Management Program, Research IT, STEM, UC Berkeley, UCB
Amy Neeser, the Research IT consulting and outreach lead at UC Berkeley, recently shared her expertise on leadership and inclusivity in research with the UC IT blog editors. Neeser has been at UC Berkeley for over five years. Her primary…
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UC Tech News
February 1, 2023
All ArticlesBlack History Month, Chief Information Officer, collaboration, Community, diversity, Education, equity, inclusion, racial justice, UC Tech, UCOP, University of California
By Van Williams – Black History Month reflections and a request of the University of California technology community by University of California Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Van Williams. To the UC Tech Community: As we…
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UC Tech News
November 2, 2022
All ArticlesCommunity, diversity, heritage, native american, UC, veterans, veterans day
The UC IT blog team is happy it is November and celebrating a number of communities, including yours. November 11 is Veterans Day. The month also provides an opportunity to recognize Native American and Filipino heritage, not to mention our…
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UC Tech News
September 14, 2022
All ArticlesAccessibility, diversity, EDIB
By Jim Phillips. The day-to-day choices technologists make have significant impact on the people who use our digital environments, including those with disabilities. This article, based on a recent webinar on the topic, suggests five ways to connect the…
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UC Tech News
April 20, 2022
All ArticlesCareer, DEI, diversity, diversity equity and inclusion, privacy, Van Williams
Earlier this year, UC CIO Van Williams led a panel discussion about data privacy and increasing opportunities in the field for graduates and young professionals of color. The panel discussed data privacy as a career option, and what led to…
Read more about Watch Video Breaking Down Barriers to Privacy Careers
UC Tech News
March 16, 2022
All Articlesdiversity, equity, inclusion, International Women's Day, WIT, Women in Tech, Women Rock IT, Women's History Month
The contributions of UC women working in IT are featured in this annual Women’s History Month article by the UC Women in Tech Committee. The WIT group from each UC location submitted one woman or one team of women for…
Read more about UC Women Rock IT 2022!
UC Tech News
March 9, 2022
All ArticlesBerkeley IT, CIO, diversity, equity, inclusion, Jenn Stringer, UC Berkeley, UC Tech Exec, UCB
By Jenn Stringer. Becoming a first-time CIO during the pandemic certainly was trial by fire! What I appreciated about the experience is how the campus really came together to problem solve and the administrative and academic interests of the campus…
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UC Tech News
March 9, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Charron Andrus, diversity, Dr. Carmen Robinson, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Assembly, UCB, UCOP, UCSC, Van Williams
Watch the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, which took place on Monday, February 28. The discussion featured Black members of our UC Tech community from various levels of leadership. Topics ranged from personal stories to allyship advice, to…
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UC Tech News
February 2, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, and inclusion, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Carmen Robinson, Charron Andrus, DEI, diversity, equity, Events, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UCB, UCSC, Van Williams
Register for the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel: Monday, February 28 11:00 a.m. – noon Register now This panel launches UC Tech Assembly series, which is expanding the former town hall series to better amplify the voices of…
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UC Tech News
January 19, 2022
All Articlesdiversity, President Michael V. Drake, Top 5 stories, UC CIO, UC Office of the President, UC President, UCOP, Van Williams, WIT, Women in IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis and Van Williams. This year, for the annual “Top 5 Blog” retrospective, we decided to take the twenty stories that got the most views and find general themes—which actually reflect what you like to read about. It’s…
Read more about Top 5 Blog Themes for 2021