Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UC

National Hispanic Heritage Month (NHHM) — sometimes aka Latin American Heritage Month, Latino Heritage Month or Latinx Heritage Month — takes place annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Once again, UC is celebrating on a systemwide level (read our press release here) as well as throughout our campuses and locations. Join us in recognizing and honoring the achievements, contributions, culture and rich heritage of Latinos at UC, in California and throughout the United States!

President Drake noted on X: 

#HispanicHeritageMonth begins today & I’m reflecting on the many Latinos who’ve had a positive impact on @UofCalifornia, from UC Regents Maria Anguiano, @JohnAPerez, @Astro_Jose, Dolores Huerta, Cecilia Estolano and Monica Lozano to @CAspeakerRivas to @UCMerced Chancellor Muñoz! pic.twitter.com/IymaBrN8YF

— Michael V. Drake (@UCPrezDrake) September 15, 2023

UC pages and resources related to NHHM

• Systemwide: UC Hispanic-Serving Institutions Initiative
• UC Berkeley: Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month 2023
• UC Davis: 2023 Hispanic Serving Institution Showcase; Writing Our HSItory
• UC Irvine: Hispanic Heritage Month and Beyond
• UCLA: Supporting Our Latinx/Hispanic Communities Toolkit
• UC Riverside: Hispanic Heritage Month Digital Collection
• UC Santa Barbara: UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
• UC San Diego: Latinx Heritage Month
• UCSF: Benioff Children’s Hospitals Latiné Heritage Month 2023  

UC articles related to NHHM

• Celebrations Begin for Latin American Heritage Month (Berkeley Lab)
• ‘Face to Face’ With HSI Director Lina Mendez (UC Davis)
• New Latinx Alumni Council Supports Law Students and Connects Alumni (UC Law SF)
• Remembering UCLA’s Latino founder, Reginaldo Francisco del Valle (UCLA)
• University of California marks National Hispanic Heritage Month (UC Newsroom)
• S. Latinos have the 5th-largest GDP in the world, report finds (UCLA)
• What it means to be a Hispanic-Serving System: A Q&A with UC Vice Provost Yvette Gullatt (UC Newsroom)

Virtual UC events

All listings reflect Pacific Time and are available virtually, at no charge, to all UC staff. Select each link to view event details.

• Sept. 20, 12 – 1 p.m.: Demography Brown Bag – Claudia Masferrer, “Recent migration from the United States to Mexico: A family affair” (UC Berkeley)
• Sept. 29, 5:30 p.m.: Latinx Virtual Cooking Night 2023 (UCSF)
• Oct. 5, 11 – 11:30 a.m.: Neuroethics in Context: Perspectives from Latin America (UC Berkeley)

Employee resource groups for Chicano/Hispanic/Latino/Latinx-identifying staff and allies

• Agriculture and Natural Resources: Latinx & Friends Affinity Group
• Berkeley Lab: Latin American and Native American ERG
• Berkeley: Alianza at UC Berkeley
• Davis: Latinx Staff & Faculty Association
• Irvine: Chicano/Latino Staff Association
• Los Angeles: Latino Staff and Faculty Association at UCLA
• Merced: Staff and Faculty of Color Association
• Office of the President: Latinx Staff Association
• Riverside: Latina/Chicana Staff & Faculty Group
• San Diego: Chicanx/Latinx Staff Association
• San Francisco: Chicanx Latinx Campus Association
• Santa Cruz: Latinx Staff Affinity Group

To add or amend a listing from your campus, please contact ucnetwork@universityofcalifornia.edu.