Faculty, staff, and graduate student instructors are invited to apply for the new UC Dialogue Fellows Program from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The fellowship provides $5,000 to support teaching practices that help students develop dialogue skills and engage across differences. 

Hate-Free Together, a regional initiative that includes the City of Davis, UC Davis, Yolo County, Davis Joint Unified School District and the Yolo County Office of Education, has launched a new strategic planning process, focusing on safety and belonging. UC Davis has been a member of the initiative since its founding in 2022.

What words of encouragement, welcome or kindness helped shape your Aggie experience?

The Words of Affirmation campaign invites graduating students to share messages with the incoming class of UC Davis students. Whether it’s advice you wish you’d heard, encouragement that helped you through a difficult moment or words that made you feel like you belonged, your message can help welcome the next generation of Aggies.

Selected submissions may be featured in welcome events, digital displays and university communications throughout the fall.

UC Davis has launched a newly reimagined Addressing Antisemitism resource hub, reinforcing the university’s commitment to confronting antisemitism as an ongoing challenge, globally, nationally and on college campuses, including UC Davis. 

Originally established in September 2022, the page has continued to evolve through sustained engagement with Jewish students, faculty, staff and community partners.  

UC Davis students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on a Friday afternoon at the School of Law for a screening of Shared Legacies: The African American–Jewish Civil Rights Alliance, followed by a panel discussion and community reception.

UC Davis employees who create or manage online content must comply with new federal accessibility regulations beginning April–May 2026. This applies to all digital materials—including websites, documents, videos, social media posts, and third-party tools—and requires adherence to WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA standards to ensure content is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities who rely on assistive technologies.

UC Davis welcomed poet and author Javier Zamora to the Mondavi Center for an evening of reflection, storytelling and dialogue centered on his critically acclaimed memoir Solito: A Memoir, this year’s selection for the Campus Community Book Project.

Vice Chancellor Renetta G. Tull recently delivered the summary report for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Board of Directors meeting, held in advance of the organization’s annual conference — a reflection of her continued leadership within one of the world’s leading scientific societies.

🌟 Inspiration in the Arts is a partnership with the Mondavi Center

Art has a unique ability to bring people together—to help us pause, reflect, and reconnect with one another through shared experience. For several seasons, Inclusive Excellence has partnered with the Mondavi Center to elevate select performances that reflect the campus’s commitment to equity through artistic and cultural connection — making Inspiration in the Arts a signature collaboration for the UC Davis community.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have released new findings indicating that news coverage of gun violence across the United States reflects persistent racial bias, shaping how incidents are framed and which victims and communities receive public attention. The study highlights disparities in language, emphasis, and narrative focus, revealing how race can influence whether gun violence is portrayed as an individual tragedy, a public safety issue, or a broader social problem.