Message Regarding DACA Decision
A Message from Dean Brett Steele to the UCLA Arts Community
Dear Fellow Members of the School of the Arts and Architecture Community,
Please see this statement from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block regarding President Trump’s announcement that the federal government will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as well as a message issued by UC President Napolitano this morning.
The Dean’s office shares President Napolitano’s and Chancellor Block’s disappointment in this decision and agrees that this, “backward-thinking, far-reaching move threatens to separate families and derail the futures of some of this country’s brightest young minds.”
As a school community, our mission is to protect and educate our students. We will work with the campus to support and provide resources for our DACA students, and will continue to comply with broad federal and state privacy rights and other rights that provide protection to all members of the UCLA Arts community.
President Trump’s decision on DACA is contrary to the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that we hold dear as scholars, artists, and architects seeking to build a more humane world. As we return to campus this month for the 2017-18 academic year, I stand with you as we rededicate ourselves to making creative and scholarly work that provides meaning and context and helps to shape a better future.
Sincerely,
Brett Steele
Dean
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture