Overview
The UC Office of the President is providing one-time resources to UC campuses to address and combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bias, bigotry, and discrimination at the university. The Chancellor’s Office issued a call for proposals in January and received 72 submissions. A list of the projects that were chosen is now available.
The campus is still accepting submissions for mini-grant proposals (up to $2,000). These grants are being distributed in partnership between the Chancellor's Office and the Division of Student Affairs and are open to the entire campus. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis while funds last.
Goals
With the overarching goal of creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive, and respectful campus environment, the objectives of this call for proposals are to:
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address immediate mental health and trauma support needs of students, faculty and staff,
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increase the capacity for learning about history and sources of conflict and bias, including but not limited to Israel, Palestine and the region;
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Increase the capacity for learning about free speech, hate speech, harassment and Berkeley’s principles of community; and
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expand the capacity for dialogue across differences.