About The Climate Survey
Driven by UCSF’s PRIDE Values, the Climate Survey aims to better understand how faculty, staff, and learners feel about their experiences working and learning in the UCSF community. This year’s survey will be conducted from Jan. 8 through Feb. 23, 2025. Your voice will provide important feedback used to develop action plans and strategic initiatives aimed at improving the climate at UCSF. Designed to collect anonymous feedback, confidentiality and anonymity are assured in all survey analyses and reports. The aggregated results will be shared with the UCSF community in fall 2025 with opportunities to discuss how to move forward to address weaknesses and build off strengths.
Message From Leadership
At UCSF, we seek to create an inclusive and supportive environment that provides a culture of belonging for all our faculty, staff, and learners.
To gauge our progress, we invite the UCSF community to share their perceptions and experiences through the UCSF Climate Survey, conducted every three years. Your feedback helps us implement action plans to strengthen our organization and improve our institutional climate.
I encourage every member of our UCSF community to participate in the survey to help build a more inclusive UCSF for all.
Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD
Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach
University of California, San Francisco
Survey Impact
Based on findings from the last Climate Survey, other surveys and community feedback, UCSF has embraced and enacted a number of initiatives and campaigns to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. These include
- Inaugural Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Climate and Belonging
- UCSF Anti-Racism Initiative
- Implementing new UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
- Hired Assistant Director of Disability Inclusion
- Implemented Task Force recommendations for UCSF policing and security protocols
- Inaugural CARE Advocate for Racial Justice
Faculty
- Faculty Salary Equity Review
- Revision of Criteria for Advancement at UCSF
- Sponsorship Toolkit
Staff
- Staff Salary Equity Review
- Advancing Excellence in Staff Recruitment
Learners
- School based inclusive curriculum
- Support for resource centers and registered campus organizations
Resources
While Climate Survey topics centered on social identities can lead to positive change, harmful experiences can be challenging to share and navigate. Several resources are available to the UCSF community to help those experiencing emotional distress.
UCSF Office and Programs
Campus Advocacy Resources & Education (CARE) Program
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
Campus Climate
Empirical research allows us to access and ground results and actions.
Topics
Abilities | Asian American | Native Hawaiian | Pacific Islander | Black | Indigenous |Jewish | Latinx | LGBTQ+ | Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian | Sciences & Health Care
Other Resources
DEIBlueprint, Harvard Equitable and Inclusive Teaching, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning, UCLA ED&I Inclusion Strategies
