Aggie Acknowledgements with AAFSA

Aggie Black Excellence News


UC Davis students attend the 2025 Black Fall Welcome

UC Davis is Designated Black-Serving Institution


UC Davis has been designated a Black-Serving Institution (BSI) as part of California’s inaugural class of colleges and universities recognized for excelling in academic resources a




Attendees of Principles of Community

A Living Celebration of the Principles of Community


On a sunny fall afternoon, the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom buzzed with music, laughter and conversation.




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In Support of Our Jewish Community 2024-25 Year In Review


Antisemitism is a persistent and evolving form of hatred that affects Jewish communities worldwide — and it is not absent from university campuses, including UC Davis.




José Roa sits at his desk in the career center talking to a UC Davis student.

From Combat to Campus


When José Roa graduated from high school in Woodland, California, college didn’t feel like an option.




YOLO Singing Club Woodland 1894 to 1905

Preserving Local Voices: UC Davis Students Illuminate a Hidden Black Community


UC Davis students are uncovering hidden stories from Yolo County’s past, highlighting a little-known Black community in Woodland that thrived in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s.




AAFSA Aggie Acknowledgements: Summer 2025


The IDEA presents the 2025 Summer AAFSA Aggie Acknowledgements, a space to share the outstanding accomplishments of our faculty and staff. We are thrilled to recognize this talented group of people who endlessly inspire and consistently improve our communities. Congratulations to all!


Doreen Joseph, Vice Chancellor Renetta Garrison Tull and Chancellor May stand with a group of about 30 people at Aggie Resilience event

Q&A with Graduate Student Doreen Joseph


Doreen Joseph, Ph.D. candidate in computer science at UC Davis, is steadfast advocate for building community at UC Davis. We had the chance to sit down with Joseph to learn more about the community she helps create here at UC Davis.


Chancellor May sits on stage in front of crowd of middle school and high school students seated at round tables wearing bright green tshirts. Ebony Lewis is at podium talking to crowd.

Summer Event Inspires 100+ Inspiring Young Scholars


This past July, UC Davis hosted more than 120 middle and high school students for a day-long campus visit.


A collage of book covers featuring various titles and authors related to history and culture.

In Support of our Jewish Community 2023-24 Year In Review


Antisemitism is a persistent and evolving form of hatred that affects Jewish communities worldwide — and it is not absent from university campuses, including UC Davis.




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Principles of Community Week: Celebrating A Pioneer in Health Equity – Dr. Jann Murray-García


During February 12–16, the UC Davis campuses in Davis and Sacramento celebrated Principles of Community Week — a time spent reflecting on the shared aspiration to advance respect, equity, learning and community. The Principles team was delighted to highlight Dr. Jann Murray-García of UC Davis Health during this year's celebration. Murray-García’s inspirational career embodies the principles and its core values.