UC Irvine has explicit Principles of Community that speak to its commitments to tolerance and diversity as a critical social good:
UCI is a multicultural community of people from diverse backgrounds. We are enriched by our mutual respect for one another, and we strive to learn from our differences in an atmosphere of positive engagement. Universities exist to provide the conditions for hard thought and difficult debate so that individuals can develop the capacity for independent judgment. For that reason, tolerance, civility and respect for diversity of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation and physical abilities are crucially important for our campus community to thrive.
To read about our commitment to diversity and anti-racism at the Department of Cognitive Sciences—and at the School of Social Sciences of which we are a part—see the page on Anti-Racism Initiatives.
A major initiative at UC Irvine is DECADE, a UCI community whose goal is to improve inclusive excellence throughout campus. DECADE has many successful programs, including the excellent Competitive Edge Summer Research Program. The School of Social Sciences and the Department of Cognitive Sciences both contribute to DECADE, with multiple faculty and graduate volunteers involved.
If you have any questions at all, you can contact the graduate student DECADE committee. The current Cognitive Sciences DECADE committee is:
The faculty mentor for the DECADE committee is Prof. Alyssa Brewer.
