This Date in UCSF History: Cable TV’s Class Divide
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973.] Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in developing guidelines for Cable Television.
This Date in UCSF History: Students Aim to Improve Heath Care in Iraq
Originally published on March 26, 2009. When U.S.-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in March of 2003, a social, political and...
This Date in UCSF History: Women's Issues Persist
Originally published in Synapse on March 6, 2008. No matter what some may claim, the issue of gender equality has...
This Date in UCSF History: Former Surgery Resident Wins Discrimination Suit
Originally published in Synapse on March 3, 1983. In what may be a landmark case for women and minorities in...
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...