Friday, May 7, 2010

UC Davis commits funds to combat hate crimes - Yolo County News - sacbee.com

UC Davis commits funds to combat hate crimes - Yolo County News - sacbee.com

UC Davis commits funds to combat hate crimes

Following several acts of racist vandalism on campus earlier this year, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi has committed $230,000 annually "to combat hate and intolerance on our campus."
The Chancellor's discretionary funds include $100,000 for additional staff and training at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, which was marked with anti-gay graffiti.
Another $30,000 will go to the Campus Council on Community and Diversity to address a variety of programs, including those on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. About half a dozen swastikas were either spray-painted or etched at various campus locations, including on a Jewish student's dorm room door. No one has been arrested in connection with the vandalism.

CSUS, Sacramento County promote higher education opportunities for foster children

Sacramento County and California State University, Sacramento are teaming up to smooth the transition for foster youth heading to college.
This morning, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez and Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson are signing a memorandum of understanding that's supposed to improve communication between the county and the university regarding support for emancipated foster youth and their transition from high school to college. The document also calls on the two agencies to seek join funding opportunities.