Previous Programs

Critical Voices 2025 - Beyond the Code: Addressing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Staff Engagement and Belonging

Critical Voices 2025

Beyond the Code: The Impact of AI on Staff Engagement and Belonging

Panelists: Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble and David "Davey D" Cook

June 26, 2025

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. PT

Critical Voices 2024 - DEI Will Not DIE: Reclaiming the Social Justice Foundations of Transformative Change

Critical Voices in DEIB 2024: DEI Will Not DIE

DEI Will Not DIE: Reclaiming Social Justice Foundations of Transformative Change

Panelists: Ramona Agrela, Mikael Villalobos, Lauri Scolari, Regina Stanback Stroud

Staff Moderator: Tiffany Melendez

June 20, 2024

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. PT

Critical Voices 2023 - Distinguishing Anti-Racism from DEIBJ: A Strategic and Practical Application of Social Justice Frameworks

Critical Voices in DEIB 2023: Distinguishing Anti-Racism from DEIBJ

Critical Voices 2023 - Distinguishing Anti-Racism from DEIBJ: A Strategic and Practical Application of Social Justice Frameworks

Panelists: Michael Benitez, De Etta James, Kevin Kumashiro, and Kathleen Wong (Lau)

Staff Moderator: Ché L. Abram

June 21, 2023

1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. PT

Cal Conversations - What Does a Leader Look Like: A Presentation on Transformative Leadership featuring Dr. Kathleen (Wong) Lau

DEIB Leadership '23 - What Does a Leader Look Like: Transformative Leadership for Equity & Inclusion

Cal Conversations - What Does a Leader Look Like: A Presentation on Transformative Leadership for Equity & Inclusion

October 30, 2023

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT

Outside the Box flyerOutside the Box Seminar Series featuring Jeff Chang, Cultural Critic and Author  

Cal has long been considered a national leader in issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. But where did this narrative come from, and what narratives do we need to advance now? This two-workshop series will allow interested staff to align core values and narratives around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programs at Cal. Part one will engage participants in a process of building a shared understanding about the development and evolution of DEIB work through storytelling and narrative building centered in their experiences. Part two of the series will engage participants in discovering shared narratives and building alignment around DEIB work.

December 8, 2022 and February 9, 2023

Critical Voices 2022 - Living Authentically: A Conversation on Supporting LGBTQIA+ Communities in Higher Education

Critical Voices - Summer 2022

Critical Voices 2022 - Living Authentically: A Conversation on Supporting LGBTQIA+ Communities in Higher Education

Panelists:  Dr. Genny Beemyn, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Epinoza, Dr. Kevin Nadal, and angel Kyodo williams

UC Berkeley Moderator:  Billy Curtis, Executive Director of the GenEq Resource Center 

 June 8, 2022

2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. PT

Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable

The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Roundtable at UC Berkeley was an immersive full-day experience featuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) experts from throughout the nation who will share approaches, strategies, and practical recommendations for enacting institutional change. The program featured equity-advancing higher education leaders and experts who will engage the audience by sharing knowledge and perspective to support participants in building their skill set on leading and navigating DEI issues and initiatives.

Speakers:

Dr. Michael Benitez, Dr. John Dozier,  Dr. Judith Estrada, Dr. Toby Henry-Jenkins, Dr. Kathleen Wong(Lau), Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett, and Bryant Smith

August 10th 
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. PST

Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable pt1

Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable pt2

Critical Voices 2021 - American Reckoning: A Conversation on Anti-Blackness in the Post George Floyd Era

American Reckoning FINAL

American Reckoning: A Conversation on Anti-Blackness in the Post George Floyd Era

Panelists:  Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Jeff Chang, Rosa Clemente, and Tim Wise. 

UC Berkeley Moderator: Dr. Ula Y. Taylor, Professor of African American Studies and African Diaspora Studies

June 9, 2021
12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. PST

Disrupting the Model Minority Myth: A Conversation on Anti-Asian Racism in the Global Pandemic featuring Dr. Dawn Lee Tu

Disrupting the Model Minority Myth: A Conversation on Anti-Asian Racism in the Global Pandemic

Disrupting the Model Minority Myth: A Conversation on Anti-Asian Racism in the Global Pandemic featuring Dr. Dawn Lee Tu

April 19
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. PST