The Diversity Digest was developed to both offer our alumni community the chance to participate in activities from the safety of your own home and offer space to reflect on the current events and issues we are facing.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we hope that this issue sheds light on the struggles that our healthcare professionals are continuing to face and inspires you to get vaccinated (if you have not already) and help your community to become vaccinated as well.
Understand
Anita Sircar '96, infectious disease physician and clinical instructor of health sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, shares her experience with compassion fatigue as she continues to see COVID-19 patients who have refused to be vaccinated in an op-ed for the LA Times.
Read
Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Immediate Past Chair of the Academic Senate, Dr. Michael Meranze, discuss what happens behind the scenes in responding to the pandemic in "How Does a University Respond to COVID?"
Learn
UCLA-led research indicates that simple text messages emphasizing the easy availability of COVID-19 vaccines successfully boosted the number of people who got the shot.
Support
The best way to support our healthcare professionals that are fighting to eradicate COVID-19 on a daily basis is to get vaccinated. Find out how you can be vaccinated and support others in your community to make the decision to do so.
