[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 CONGRATULATING UCI CHANCELLOR HOWARD GILLMAN ON THE 2019 ELLIS ISLAND 
                             MEDAL OF HONOR

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                           HON. KATIE PORTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 10, 2019

  Ms. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Dr. Howard 
Gillman, Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), as a 
recipient of the Ellis Island Honors Society's 2019 Medal of Honor. In 
his time with UCI, Dr. Gillman has been an advocate and an example for 
students, working to foster diversity and inclusion throughout the UC 
system.
   Dr. Gillman grew up in Southern California and was a first-
generation college student, an experience that has guided his work at 
UCI, where he has been Chancellor since 2014. Prior to joining UCI, Dr. 
Gillman spent more than two decades at the University of Southern 
California (USC), where he held appointments in the Departments of 
Political Science and History and the Gould School of Law. From 2007 to 
2012 he served as dean of the Dana and David Dornsife College of 
Letters, Arts and Sciences, the largest, oldest, and most academically 
diverse unit at USC.
   As Chancellor, Dr. Gillman has established UCI as a trailblazer in 
creating opportunities for low-income and minority students. The 
University of California (UC) system has been called ``California's 
Upward-Mobility Machine,'' and with Dr. Gillman's guidance, UCI has 
stood out as a leader within the UC system. The New York Times named 
UCI the No. 1 University ``doing the most for the American dream,'' and 
College Access Index ranked the campus as one of the nation's best in 
its support of low-income students. UCI has also been recognized by the 
U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) 
and as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving 
Institution (AANAPISI), for its role in serving substantial populations 
of these students, the majority of whom receive federal financial 
assistance.
   The Ellis Island Honors Society was ``created on the conviction of 
its founders that the diversity of the American people is what makes 
this nation great.'' Today, UCI is ranked sixth in the nation for 
awarding bachelor's degrees to minority students in the 2016-2017 
school year. I thank Dr. Gillman for his leadership as Chancellor of 
UCI and his work to ensure that UCI provides opportunities for a 
quality, affordable education to every student.

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