Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

If you have any questions, please contact EDI Fellows Danielle McHaskell dmchaske@ucsd.edu, Anai Novoa anovoa@ucsd.edu, and Ivan Moreno imoreno@ucsd.edu

As a first-generation college student, you know how to persist through uncharted territory and overcome unforeseen challenges. The qualities that led you to UC San Diego are the same qualities that will help you succeed during this time of unprecedented…

Have you ever wondered what your advisor or committee member struggled with as a graduate student? What they struggle with now? Growing Up in Science is a conversation series that is not about science, but about becoming and being a scientist. At each event, one guest shares their life story, with a focus on struggles, failures, doubts, detours, and weaknesses.

Common topics include dealing with expectations (your own and others), impostor syndrome, procrastination, the role of luck, rejection, and conflicts with advisors, but these topics are always embedded in the speaker's…

At this event, we will learn about the various queer orgs on campus, discuss a brief history of the LGBTRC, and hear from “out” UCSD speakers. Topics to be discussed include the importance of having an RC, its evolution, initiatives implemented, hopes for the future, what it means to be out in academia, and how the climate has changed over the years. Guest Speakers include: Drs. Shaun Travers, Ashley Juavinett, and Yi-Zhuang You. The intended audience for this event is queer-identifying members of the broader UCSD community. If you do not identify as queer, you are welcome to attend,…

Join us for this month's meet up where we will discuss changes to the group, upcoming events, and get to know each other better! Register here for the Zoom link.

This is a group for queer-identifying students, staff, postdocs, researchers, faculty, and alumni at Scripps to connect, share resources, and be in community with each other. We host monthly informal meet-ups and plan events throughout the year.