This Date in UCSF History: To Decorate a Christmas Tree
[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 12, 1993.] To decorate a Christmas tree Is very hard, you know.
This Date in UCSF History: Affirmative Action Under Attack (Again!)
Do you think that all citizens should have equal access to jobs and education? If so, how does one measure...
This Date in UCSF History: UC Misses Affirmative Action Goals
Originally published in Synapse on February 16, 1984. Next week, UCSF will be sponsoring a day-long symposium, “Affirmative Action in...
This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences
Originally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a...
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited
[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
This Date in UCSF History: Artist Asks, Who Are You?
Originally published on January 19, 2012. This year’s keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Week at UCSF was Kip Fulbeck...
This Date in UCSF History: Finally... A New President
Originally published in Synapse on January 11, 2001. “Tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the...
This Year in UCSF History: Peering Into the Future
Originally published in Synapse on December 11, 2009. Everybody wants to know the future and the UC Regents and UCOP...
This Date in UCSF History: Election Offers Mixed Bag of Results
Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 30, 2006. Tobacco tax propositions in California, Missouri and South Dakota failed in the...
This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality
Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...