Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Just as UC ANR responds to demographic and social changes that introduce different languages, cultures, values, and attitudes to the workplace and new audiences in the community, so do you.

Understanding and appreciating diversity requires an understanding of yourself and the ways in which you and others view the world. Your ability to use a variety of strategies to effectively deal with diverse situations in and out of the workplace and out in the UC ANR community is very important.

Equally important is the ability to share these effective strategies openly, to leverage the diversity that exists within the organization.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accountability EDIA (UC ANR Web)
Learn definitions of EDIA from our Workplace Inclusion and Belonging site.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion learning resources (UC ANR Web)
Learn about being part of a multicultural and inclusive organization within UC ANR and out in the field with our communities.

On this page

Accessibility
Affirmative Action
Anti-racist
Cultural Awareness & Competence
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Field work
Implicit bias Inclusion (UC 4-H)
Principles of Community
Working with Latinos
Employee Resource Groups (UC ANR)
Employee Resource Group, Affinity Group Presentation (PDF)
UC ANR Affinity Group Charter

Accessibility (UC ANR Web)
What is it?
Who needs it?
Why does it matter?
What products will UC ANR make accessible?
Where can I find other resources to learn how to make my products and services accessible?

Affirmative Action
Affirmative action refers to procedures aimed at eliminating unlawful discrimination, addressing the consequences of past discrimination, and preventing future discrimination. These procedures apply to applicants seeking admission to educational programs or professional employment.

Anti-racist information (UC ANR Web)
Visit this page to guide you into understanding and dismantling internalized and institutional racism.

Holding Conversations with Your Teams on Racism - PDF (UCOP)
Learn 10 Tips for creating safe spaces for employees to process events during times of uncertainty.

Cultural Awareness & Competence
Cultural competence is the ability to effectively interact and form meaningful relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds. It involves a lifelong process of enhancing self-awareness, social skills, and behaviors related to diversity, and developing the capability to advocate for others. Unlike mere tolerance, which implies overlooking differences, cultural competence requires recognizing and respecting diversity in all contexts through words and actions.

Implicit bias

Implicit bias test (Harvard University Website)
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) at Project Implicit allows individuals to explore their unconscious biases related to various topics such as race, gender, and age. Participants select a test, optionally report their attitudes, and receive interpretations based on research from leading universities. Data privacy is ensured through SSL encryption, and participants must be 18 or older.

UC Managing Implicit Bias Series (Course link) (UC Learning Center).
This series is a set of six virtual learning modules designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and reduce its impact at the University.

Implicit Bias Video Series (UCLA Webpage)
Great for Hiring Committee Members! Heard the term “implicit bias” but not totally sure what it means? Interested in reading the seminal studies? Just like TedTalks? Animated videos? This is the place for you.

Principles of Community

ANR Principles of Community (ANR website)

These statements are living documents showing the actions and behaviors an organization aspires to achieve in creating inclusive, welcoming spaces. To honor our living Principles of Community, our ANR community is working collaboratively on reviewing, refreshing, and identifying pathways to operationalize it and to take our commitment to shared community spaces to the next iteration.

Living the UC ANR Principles of Community (UC Learning Center, UC Davis)

This e-learning course expands upon our current use of the principles and strengthen our skills in leveraging these principles daily. “It’s easy to read the ANR Principles. It’s another thing to act and behave in ways that operationalize these principles. To be accountable as a community that promotes and fosters the development and extension of knowledge through research, experimentation, education, discussion, and reflection, … founded on principles strengthened by common goals, shared interests, camaraderie, and a passion for improving the quality of life in all communities.” -UC ANR Vice President Glenda Humiston

Working with Latinos

Latino youth development (UC ANR 4-H Webpage)
The vision of the UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative is to: Develop, deliver, and assess cultural responsive program models to attract and retain Latino youth, families, and volunteers into 4-H.

Building Partnerships with the Latino Community (Fact sheet)
The Hispanic or Latino community represent 39.4% of Californians. They bring a wonderful array of cultural and economic richness to the state. Building partnerships with the Latino community helps address Latino youth needs, and everyone may benefit from Latino community resources.

Three tools for Asset Mapping (Fact Sheet)
Asset-based mapping helps you understand your community so that you can better incorporating community strengths and partnerships into your work for increased impact.

Designing Programs for LatinX Youth
From the links below download any of the five series practitioner briefs for 4-H and youth development professionals to use when designing a program to increase program participation by Latinx youth.

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