UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council (CLAC)
The Council provides input to UC leadership on how to address the lack of representation by Chicanos/Latinos in senior faculty and staff positions. It also recommends strategies for improving rates of success among Chicano/Latino students along the educational pipeline. The Council identifies the most significant barriers to expanding the presence of Chicano/Latino students, faculty and staff at UC. Those barriers stand in the way of UC's goal of becoming a national model of Chicano/Latino leadership in higher education. The council is convened by the Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and comprises senior staff and faculty from all UC campuses.
The UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council guides the President and the Provost on varius matters, including:
- Pathways to leadership positions for Chicano/Latino faculty, administrators and students
- Preparation, access, recruitment and retention of Chicano/Latino undergraduate and graduate students
- Efforts to diversify UC faculty and staff
Membership
The Council comprises two representatives (one staff and one faculty member) from each UC campus, along with two ad hoc student leader representatives and one alumni representative, nominated and selected annually by Council members. These positions are held for two-year terms with the possibility of reappointment. Member appointments are approved by the vice provost for equity, diversity and inclusion. Co-chairs are elected by the full council.
| Campus | Name and title |
|---|---|
| Berkeley | Elisa Diana Huerta Director, Center for Educational Justice and Community Engagement |
| Davis |
Luis Carvajal-Carmona Pablo Reguerin |
| Irvine | Frances Contreras Dean, School of Education Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educational Partnerships at the Center for Educational Partnerships |
| UCLA | Sylvia Hurtado Professor of Education Carina Salazar Executive Director for Career and Immersive Experiences |
| Merced | Andrés Hernández Research Liaison, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Rudy Ortiz Professor, Molecular Cell Biology |
| Riverside | Louie Rodriguez Vice Provost and Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education & Professor of Education Elizabeth Romero Assistant Vice Chancellor, Government and Community Relations |
| San Diego | Gilberto Mosqueda Professor of Structural Engineering Frank Silva Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
| San Francisco | James Rouse Associate Director of Operations, Family Community Medicine Alicia Fernandez Professor and Associate Dean of Population Health and Health Equity in the School of Medicine |
| Santa Barbara | Cuca Acosta Associate Director of Admissions Ines Casillas Professor of Chicano Studies and Director of the Chicano Studies Institute |
| Santa Cruz | Judith Estrada Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Juan Poblete Professor, Literature Department, Spanish Studies and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and Member, HSI Task Force |
| Office of the President | Cynthia Davalos Interim Associate Vice Provost, Student and Equity Affairs Claudia Martinez Executive Director, Educator Programs and CA Subject Matter Project Patricia Osorio-O'Dea Director, Academic Program Coordination Arnold Sanchez Ordaz Assistant Director, Educator Programs |
| Alumni Representative | Taty Aguilera Co-Chair for the UC Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association Lupe Gallegos-Diaz Director, Chicanx Latinx Academic Student Development Center Co-Director, Latinxs and the Environment Initiative |
Leadership
Advisory councils, special work groups and affinity groups
UC Black Administrators' Council (UCBAC)
UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council (CLAC)
Racial Justice Statement from CLAC
The UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council (CLAC) joins the many voices demanding a world in which Black lives matter — in both words and practice.