Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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Many Faces, One Community.

Embracing differences and belonging at UCLA.

Our Vision for EDI at UCLA Nursing

EDI News, Practice, & Research

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Pan African nursing student group & scholarship provides community of support

As we celebrate Black History Month, we examine how the Pan African Nursing Student and Alumni Association came to be and its important contributions to students of color at the UCLA School of Nursing.

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UCLA School of Nursing honored for its commitment to diversity and inclusion

The UCLA School of Nursing has received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, the only nursing school in the UC-system to receive this year’s honor.

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UC grant to expand pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented minorities at UCLA School of Nursing

The UCLA School of Nursing has been selected as a recipient of the UC Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative. This prestigious program is designed to attract underrepresented minorities to doctoral programs with the long-term goal of developing nursing faculty that reflects California’s diversity.

Acknowledging Our Native American & Indigenous Communities

As a land grant institution, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, South Channel Islands).