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HIGL144GS: The Singapore Model of Leadership, a Global Seminar course I’ll be teaching in Singapore in Summer 2026
Interdisciplinary by nature, the course explores leadership as a culturally constructed and historically grounded phenomenon, using Singapore as a case study to explore themes of governance, identity, and multiculturalism in a postcolonial context.
The course challenges students to consider how leadership and power operate within multiethnic societies—specifically how the Singaporean state institutionalizes race, manages diversity, and constructs national identity through a framework of 'meritocracy' and global capitalism.
I hope it might align well with Ethnic Studies’ focus on colonial legacies, race and power, and transnational formations, while also encouraging critical engagement with how race and governance intersect beyond the U.S.
2026 info is still pending at https://globalseminars.ucsd.edu/
Seeking Peer Educators
Seeking Peer Educators
Great news from Student Health and Well Being: t.e2ma.net/webview/x6dftl/907adcd0e2d9f6cd2a88c585875dfc40
Thank you to our 60 Well-Being Peer Educators (WPEs) who logged 2,500+ hours in promoting well-being at UCSD and reached 7,000+ students. Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 WPEs — share this link with students to apply!
Learn more and apply here: Well-Being Peer Educators
To apply for SFUS click here: https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/sfusd
Other school districts may have job opportunities too.
Call for Papers: Kalfou special issue on "Ethnic Studies and Student Activism Now"
Kalfou invites activists, scholars, artists, students, and educators to contribute to a special issue examining the relationships between ethnic studies and student activism now. The issue will consider how students shape and are shaped by ongoing struggles over ethnic studies and public education more broadly.
For more information, visit: Call for Papers: Kalfou special issue on "Ethnic Studies and Student Activism Now" | Kalfou
Submission deadline: December 14, 2025
Female-identifying high school and college-age adolescents are invited to participate in a study to promote body positivity and healthy self-worth! If interested, participants will attend 4 one-hour sessions.
More about the Priorities study:
The purpose of this study is to:
Help participants identify and nurture alternative sources of self-worth (such as intellectual, athletic, creative, or social achievements) rather than basing self-worth on body size, weight, or appearance.
Compare the effectiveness of the Priorities intervention with The Body Project (a very successful program in reducing body image concerns and preventing eating disorders).
Develop a successful Priorities program that could be implemented in schools and other educational settings.
As part of participation, you will complete a screening questionnaire, participate in four sessions, complete surveys, and an optional follow-up.
How to Participate:
If you would like to participate, the first step is to fill out our interest form, and we will contact you from there to determine eligibility.
Interest form: https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3XeglGwz2Cu68ei
Prepare the 2026 Cesar Chavez Essay Contest. Our Opportunities - UC San Diego Scholarships
First Gen and underrepresented consider applying for the
Madrinas and Padrinos Scholarship
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Internship & Career Opportunities
Internship & Career Opportunities
Social Media Intern at Proper Food
Product Management Intern at HP Inc
Economics Associate at MiraCosta College
Political Science Internship at International Association of Certified ISAOs
Behavioral Health Specialist at Institute Behavioral Health
Marketing Assistant at the Creative Cabana
Communications Analyst at the California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Please have interested student reach out to CLP coordinator, Lizeth Cervantes at: lcervantes@cwsl.edu
Canada Cares
Canada Cares
From our sweet neighbors north: As Trump shuts down your LGBT+ suicide and mental health crisis hotline during these trying times, Canada has added a US toll-free number to ours so you can get help anytime you need at no cost.
Kindness and empathy have no borders.
1-877-330-6366
1-877-330-6366
Support Student Advocacy for Survivors at California Colleges!
**Enter to win an Owala water bottle**
Survivors + Allies is a student-led organization based at UCLA that advocates for and with survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment. We’re launching a new anonymous research study to understand how California colleges and universities can better support student healing and wellbeing.
Please take the anonymous survey whether or not you identify as a survivor to help us advocate for improved education and resources! All California undergrad and grad students aged 18 or older can participate. The survey is anonymous and 15-20 minutes. You can enter to win a free Owala water bottle (1 in 50 chance of winning)!
Here’s the anonymous survey link: https://cpp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cHlmmjWzMAFDKGW
The study is part of an IRB-approved UCLA research project (IRB-24-6117), and student input will help us push for change across the UC and CSU systems, and with California state policymakers. Our 2021 study was cited by the California assembly in 11 bills that were passed into law last year!
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Togetherall: Mental Health Community Sign up for a free account with Togetherall and coonnect when you need support
Willo - Willo Student Well-Being App
Title: Confronting Caste
Description: Have experiences with casteism? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form to be considered for an anonymous interview for our upcoming short film. All UC San Diego students welcome to submit. Compensation provided.
Link to form: Confronting Caste
Seeking volunteers
Volunteers should fill out a short questionnaire. If eligible, participation is voluntarily in a focus group and optional one-on-one interview. This research has the potential to identify strategies and inform policies to better support students from refugee/asylee-seeker backgrounds at UCSD and other higher education institutions. The study will be conducted in Spring and Summer 2025, and participating students will receive a gift for their participation.
Potential participants should know that this study is entirely confidential, and any data will not be used outside of the scope of the study.
UCSD CalFresh
Title: Reading into Representation
Description: Interested in representation? Love to read? Frustrated with mainstream media narratives? Scan the QR code or go to bit.ly/4kgwgfs to fill out a survey for Women’s Center programming intern Sydney’s Gender Action Project: Reading Into Representation! Stay tuned for the accompanying program in Spring Quarter.
Link: bit.ly/4kgwgfs
Interested in conducting research? Applications for Spring TRELS are open. TRELS helps you work with a faculty mentor who is an industry leader in their respective fields, present research project at a conference, attend events and symposium, networking within their fields, gaining new skills to apply for a post-baccalaureate success. https://trels.ucsd.edu/
LGBT Resource Center Internship Application
Apply by Nov. 20th for the Ethnic Studies Honors Program:
https://forms.gle/2WrCyXXMNHxih5PU8
Are you looking for a friendly ear or help navigating resources at UC San Diego? We’re excited to introduce Triton2Triton, your dedicated peer support service for all UCSD students!
What is Triton2Triton?
Triton2Triton is a peer chat service where you can connect with UCSD peer supporters for a listening ear and resource navigation. Whether you’re looking for help with a specific question (like where to borrow a laptop) or just want someone to talk to, we’re here for you!
When is Triton2Triton Available?
You can reach out to us daily from 12 PM to 12 AM, M-F.
Simply scan the QR code in the attached flyer or save our number to get started. Peer supporters are here to make sure you never feel alone as you navigate campus life.
Important Commencement speech from Reshma Saujani with life lesson you should know NOW!
Andres Lemons, our USS immigration attorney is now available to do consultations on Parole in Place (PIP). The Biden Administration policy provides eligible spouses and step children of a U.S citizen who came into the country without authorization by an immigration officer a pathway to lawful permanent residency without having to leave the country. More information about the policy and eligibility criteria can be found below.
Please direct students to make an appointment with Andres using the appointment link on the USS website (uss.ucsd.edu) and select “Consultation about New Executive Action for Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens.”
A key goal of the USS and of our Immigration Legal Services is to help eligible undocumented students acquire a pathway to residency or citizenship. There are several current federal policies in place that can potentially benefit students and possibly put them on this pathway.
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Childs (University of California San Diego)
Lecture Title: "Nobody is Free Until All of Us are Free: Becoming a Scholar for Social Justice"
-Black Diaspora and African American Studies Program
11/28/2023 at Preuss School
Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellowship 2024–25 - $5000 per year
Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellowship 2024–25 - $5000 per year
The Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Student Fellowship program engages and energizes students in support of UC’s climate action and sustainable food goals. The fellowship program is funded by the UC President’s Global Climate Leadership Council (GCLC) in support of the President’s Leading on Climate priority.
Climate Fellow and other opportunities: Student Fellowships (ucsd.edu)
Chase Anderson, M.D., and Brittany Bryant, LCSW, are part of UCSF’s Muses Clinic for Minoritized Youth offer great insight on Microaggressions, your health and how to cope | UCnet (universityofcalifornia.edu)
Latinx Heritage Month
A Million Miles Away on Amazon Prime
A true biopic about José M. Hernández and his path from a migrant farm worker to becoming an engineer and a NASA astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream. Played by Michael Peña and directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella.
Learn more about Astronaut José M. Hernández (hyperlink) and this NASA webpage: hernandez_jose.pdf (nasa.gov)
If you have questions, contact: CCMvolunteers@comic-con.org
Hispanic Access Foundation’s MANO Project is offering enriching internships nationwide for Latinx college students and upcoming professionals who are passionate about the outdoors, geography, community engagement, public lands, cultural resources, and natural resources. We'd like to ask for your help (if you are able to) in sharing these opportunities with talented Latinx students and recent grads who may be interested in getting work experience with a federal land management agency: MANO Project Internship Applications.
Please, contact us by email with any questions. We appreciate your support in sharing these opportunities with students and your network.
Saludos!
Anastasia Elvira Hernandez (she/her/ella)
Program Associate, MANO Project
Hispanic Access Foundation
Based in Virginia Beach, VA - Eastern Standard Time
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SUPPORT ETHNIC STUDIES A-G REQUIREMENT
Summary and Purpose
AGES Coalition strives to uplift the narratives of marginalized communities and empower students by giving them critical tools to combat racism, ensuring that an anti-racist educational curriculum and mindset are the standard for all students pursuing higher education. We urge the UC system to wholeheartedly, unanimously, and unconditionally support the criteria of the UC A-G ethnic studies workgroup, which is composed of ethnic studies experts and students in the community.
How to Advocate to Your Community Organizations and Local UC Campus/CSUs
While the policy proposal is on the agenda to be discussed at the UC Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) June 3rd meeting, we want to show our support for Ethnic Studies and for this proposal, leading the fight to draft and implement this policy at the collegiate level. Our main focus will be signing and sharing both the STUDENT and the DEPARTMENT GROUP petition to your communities and spreading awareness of the policy proposal on social media.
Sharing the petition with your community at www.change.org/uc-ag-ethnicstudies
Building AGES Coalition: Contacting relevant organizations to share petition, Email Templates
Potential Sources of Contact (starting with most important):
Ethnic-Focused or Youth Community Organizations
Student board members and your local leaders
UC/College Professors
UC Organizations/Ethnic Studies Departments
People involved in UC Admissions Equity
Community colleges/CSUs who have mandated Ethnic Studies in AB 1460
State representatives who wrote/introduced AB 1460 and AB 331
Resharing our Instagram flier to your communities and social media accounts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdFCvRPLs-I/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Campaign Resources
STUDENT Petition www.change.org/uc-ag-ethnicstudies
WORKGROUP DEPARTMENT Petition: https://forms.gle/ypkamwj4wTr6YeUH7
AGES Mobilization Presentation, AGES Mobilization Call Recording
Link Tree: linktr.ee/ag_es
Email Templates to share and distribute the petition
Information on UC Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
Read more on AB 101, which mandates ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement
Read more on AB 1460, which mandates Ethnic Studies as a CSU Graduation Requirement
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Director of GENup Collegiate Kimberly Woo at collegiate@generationup.net! Thank you for your commitment to advocacy!
*This mobilization and petition does not reflect the opinions of the GENup Board of Advisors.
#CaliforniansForAll College Corps at UC San Diego is a statewide initiative that aims to 1) engage college students in meaningful service; 2) promote academic success and economic well-being; and 3) support the work of community-based organizations. Learn more and apply for the 2022-23 academic year. changemaker.ucsd.edu
Check out this College Corps opportunity: https://changemaker.ucsd.edu/college-corps/index.html
PhD Program announcement in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon with your students.
The application process will begin Fall 2022, which you can access through our website here.
Our application deadline is December 9, 2022.
If students have any questions, they can email iresgradstudies@uoregon.edu
The PRIDE Study/PRIDEnet (https://pridestudy.org), is conducting national LGBTQ+ health research that is community-engaged, or where we invite the community to be involved in as many aspects possible in our health research endeavors. Our projects are based at both UC San Francisco and Stanford University School of Medicine.
We are seeking **UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER INTERNS** in community-engaged sexual and gender minority (SGM) health research (i.e., LGBTQ+ health research) to work with PRIDEnet. There is some compensation for the internship too! To learn more about the internship, please click here [link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1fslx58wkp84n58/PRIDEnet%20Internship_Final.pdf?dl=0]. To apply for this position, please complete the application materials at this link [link: https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTMHCJu1gkB75jf].
Internship at The PRIDE Study
The Tribal Membership Initiative Fellowship Nomination
If students are admitted for TMI eligible graduate programs and indicate they are Native American, Native Hawaiian, and/or Native Alaskan then I will check to see if they have documents recognizing their affiliation to a federally recognized tribe in Slate. If students meet our eligibility requirements, I will contact the corresponding graduate coordinator and ask them to nominate the student in Slate. If a potential TMI recipient did not submit documents in their program application, I will contact the student and ask them to email the document to their graduate coordinator. If you receive the document please upload it into Slate, nominate your student for the TMI, and please email me to check their eligibility. I will then check their eligibility and will award the TMI Letter. If you have a student you would like me to check for TMI eligibility you may email me directly.
Details about the Tribal Membership Initiative Fellowship applicant eligibility, eligible degree programs, and the award can be found here.
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Professional Closet 2021.pdfStewart Prize in Poetry and Milton Saier Award in Fiction writing competitions
Hello Undergrad Students!
Spring is in full swing, which means it's time for the Department of Literature’s annual Stewart Prize in Poetry and Milton Saier Award in Fiction writing competitions, open to all UCSD undergraduates.
You may submit up to 5 poems for the Stewart Prize and one piece of fiction (15 pages max) for the Saier Award. More detailed information is included on the contest pages of the Literature website:
Stewart Prize in Poetry: https://literature.ucsd.edu/ugrad/awards/stewart-prize.html
Dr. Milton H. Saier, Sr. Memorial Award in Fiction: https://literature.ucsd.edu/ugrad/awards/saier-award.html
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS NOON ON MONDAY, MAY 3RD.
The winners will be notified later in Spring Quarter.
Good luck!
Department of Literature at UC San Diego
SDSU Here's the link where you can register: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/diversity-resources/reparations
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Employment through TES is an excellent way to gain valuable UC San Diego experience and get your foot in the door for career positions! TES employment includes medical coverage, paid vacation & sick time, paid holidays, as well as training and development opportunities.
Please apply to any of our TES positions listed here: UC San Diego Temporary Employment.. **You can use the same login you've used to apply to other UC San Diego jobs.** Don’t worry if your skill set doesn’t match up perfectly to the posting, we just need you to apply so we have you ready to go in our system.
When you decide to apply, you can mention me (eeman agrama) as your referral source in the last page before submission (see screenshot below)
Please let me (eeman@ucsd.edu) know when you are done applying to the position so we can start the next step in the process of reference checking and potentially invite you for a virtual interview right away!
Please join the UC San Diego Staff Association and the UC San Diego Black Staff Association as we welcome Shola Richards to facilitate a series of webinars on Addressing Anti-Blackness: How to Sustain a Culture of Inclusion, Equity and Anti-Racism at UC San Diego. The highly engaging Addressing Anti-Blackness webinars will provide the audience with the information, strategies, and key actions necessary to engage in this important work, and to sustain it as well.
This webinar is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:
Looking for the strategies and actions necessary to create and/or sustain an anti-racist culture at UCSD.
Concerned about the current civil unrest, and its impact on your BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) colleagues’ mental health and well-being.
Ready to effectively engage in difficult conversations with colleagues and others about race, inequity, and anti-blackness.
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