UC Davis will welcome students from middle school to community college and their families to the Avanza Rising Scholars Conference for information, inspiration and empowerment to pursue a college degree.
A new report from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) highlights UC Davis’ leadership in strengthening connections between education systems and workforce opportunities across Northern California.
Through the work of Inclusive Excellence staff, UC Davis has led the university’s participation in the statewide K–16 Education Collaborative, coordinating partnerships across the Sacramento region, North State and Redwood Coast. This work brings together K–12 schools, community colleges, universities and industry partners to create clearer, more aligned pathways from education to high-demand careers including health care, education and engineering.
The report finds that intentional coordination across these partners is helping address long-standing gaps between education systems. By mapping transitions, improving data sharing and expanding dual enrollment opportunities, the collaboratives are making it easier for students to move successfully from one stage of their education to the next.
UC Davis’ unique role across three regions has helped align efforts at scale, supporting nearly 900,000 students across 22 counties, including rural and tribal communities.
Together, these partnerships are building a more connected and responsive education ecosystem that supports student success, strengthens workforce development and advances economic mobility.
Read the full report: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/k-16-partnerships
Serving as a Student Advisor to the Chancellor at the University of California, Davis, Emiliano Nolasco embodies the intersection of student leadership and community engagement. In this role, he meets regularly with Chancellor Gary S. May to bring student perspectives into campus decision-making, championing initiatives that enhance student life for diverse populations across the university.
The University of California, Davis has posted historic enrollment figures for its fall 2025 entering class, welcoming the highest-ever numbers of Latinx and African American undergraduates in its history. According to newly released systemwide data, UC Davis enrolled 2,564 Hispanic/Latino(a) and 428 African American new U.S. domestic undergraduates, marking a significant milestone in the campus’s continuing effort to reflect the rich diversity of California and the nation.
On a sunny fall afternoon, the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom buzzed with music, laughter and conversation. A giant balloon arch adorned the entrance and dancers cheered on the more than 100 guests who arrived to celebrate the culmination of the 35th anniversary of the UC Davis Principles of Community.
The region’s most ambitious education-to-career pipeline initiative is accelerating — and UC Davis is a big part of it.
The Sacramento K-16 Collaborative recently announced significant expansion of its regional data partnership: what began on October 8, 2024 with five founding institutions now is growing to include ten additional partners (pending final authorization), bringing the total to 15 institutions collectively serving more than 220,000 students across the Capital Region.
A recent analysis by researchers at Urban Science Lab at UC Davis reveals a troubling trend: between 2018 and 2022, roughly 85% of urban public elementary schools in California lost some portion of their tree canopy. While the average decrease statewide was modest — under 2% — some districts, particularly in the Central Valley, saw losses as steep as 25%.
The University of California, Davis has earned the No. 10 ranking among the nation’s public universities, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026—positioning UC Davis at 25th among more than 1,500 U.S. public and private institutions and 64th among nearly 2,200 universities across 115 countries and territories.
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. Through research led by Associate Professor Cecilia Tsu and a team of undergraduate and graduate students, the project documented the lives of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants, preserving photographs, maps, court records, and personal histories.
For fall 2025, UC Davis offered undergraduate admission to more than 55,700 students—a record high and a nearly 9% increase over the previous year. That includes over 45,900 first-year applicants, a 10.4% rise, and continued growth in admission offers to California residents, first-generation college students, and those from low-income backgrounds.
UC Davis recently hosted the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Forum, drawing students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners into a half-day of discussion focused on strengthening student pathways and academic success. In a world where technology accelerates change, participants reflected on the importance of critical thinking and the shared responsibility to “affirm the dignity inherent in all of us,” as expressed in the UC Davis Principles of Community.
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.
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