Resources to equip and empower
Following is a curated collection of tools to help our community act on UC Davis’s values—whether in moments of planning, learning, leading, or responding.
Many of these resources were co-created with campus and community partners, shaped by real conversations and collective insight. By bringing them together here, we invite everyone at UC Davis to take part in building a culture rooted in respect, connection, and shared responsibility.
🌻 Marked with the sunflower symbol these resources are grown and hosted by our in-house team in Inclusive Excellence.
⚙️ Marked with the gear icon, these trusted materials come from other departments and units across UC Davis, curated by our team. Note that these links will take you to other websites in the UC Davis ecosystem. ↗️
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Resources for Immediate Support
Student Support
Aggie Mental Health website for resource options through the Student Health and Counseling Services and the Crisis Text Line.
Faculty and Staff Support
Academic and Staff Assistance Program, which serves the Davis and Sacramento campuses.
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⚙️ Accessibility at UC Davis
Provides guidance, tools, and standards to help create accessible digital experiences that support inclusion for all members of the UC Davis community.
🌻 Addressing Antisemitism
Offers resources to understand, recognize, and address antisemitism, while celebrating the diversity of Jewish identity and thought.
🌻 Addressing Islamophobia
Offers resources to identify, understand, and counter Islamophobia, including definitions, educational content, and support for respectful engagement.
🌻 Anti-Racism and Structural Change
Provides guidance on how students, staff, and faculty can take steps—big and small—toward treating people with dignity and creating a stronger community.
🌻 Avanza (Hispanic-Serving Institution)
Provides links to tools, research, organizations, and guidance to support UC Davis constituents in better serving all rising scholars.
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⚙️ Clubs and Communities for Students
Choose from more than 800 registered student organizations on campus. Find community at UC Davis, whether you are interested in cultural identity, outdoor exploration, religion, a future profession, artistic expression or community service.
🌻 Committee Toolkit
Equips committees with practical tools—like templates, action‑planning steps, and stakeholder engagement guides—based on the IDARE initiative to help structure their work, address gaps, and make progress on improving campus climate, representation, and access to opportunity.
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🌻 Data Through an Equity Lens
Provides access to institutional data—demographic, experience, and participation—to help UC Davis units understand their communities, identify gaps, measure progress, and make informed decisions that improve campus experiences and outcomes.
🌻 Dialogues Across Difference
Offers strategies and solutions for navigating disruptive speech in learning environments, promoting respectful dialogue and inclusive classrooms.
🌻 Dynamic Discussions Hub
A central portal for resources, events, and content aimed at fostering respectful dialogue on campus, reflecting UC Davis's commitment to free expression and community values.
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🌻 Elections and Civic Engagement
Provides information on faculty experts, voting rights, and resources to support informed civic participation and discourse.
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⚙️ Faculty Development
Highlights programs, partnerships, and initiatives led by Academic Affairs—the human resources home for faculty—focused on inclusive excellence in faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement.
⚙️ Free Speech
Learn about the First Amendment at a public institution, how to exercise your rights within campus policies and ways to get support.
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🌻 Gender Recognition and Lived Name
Supports implementation of UC and campus policy by offering guidance, toolkits, and system updates to ensure that the lived names and gender identities of trans, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ community members are accurately and respectfully recognized across UC Davis platforms.
⚙️ Global Learning | Access and Inclusion
Provides resources and guidance to support access, inclusion, and belonging for all students participating in global learning experiences at UC Davis.
🌻 Glossary
Provides definitions and context to support respectful communication, shared understanding, and inclusive practice across the UC Davis community.
⚙️ Graduate Inclusion and Belonging
Offers programs, connections, and support from Graduate Studies to foster belonging, mentorship, and inclusive success for UC Davis graduate and professional students, as well as postdoctoral scholars.
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⚙️🌻 Hate-Free Together
A regional initiative uniting communities, organizations, and individuals to stand against hate and build a culture of belonging across Yolo County and beyond.
🌻 Hate-Free UC Davis
Highlights campus efforts to oppose hate and promote belonging, and offers resources to help individuals and communities stay safe and supported during challenging times.
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⚙️🌻 Land Acknowledgment
Offers guidance on the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement and provides resources to help incorporate it meaningfully into events, meetings, and daily practice.
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🌻 Mental Health and Well-Being
Connects UC Davis community members with mental health resources, services, and strategies to support emotional well-being, resilience, and care for self and others.
🌻 Multicultural Calendar
A calendar highlighting cultural and religious observances to aid in inclusive planning and awareness across the campus community.
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🌻 Places and Spaces
Information on campus spaces dedicated to fostering inclusion, reflection, and community engagement.
🌻 Principles of Community
Outlines UC Davis's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving as a foundational statement for campus culture and values.
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🌻 Religious, faith-based and spiritual identity
Offers resources and guidance to foster understanding, respect, and accommodation for a wide range of religious, spiritual, and faith-based observances, helping UC Davis community members thoughtfully integrate diverse practices into events, classrooms, and daily campus life.
⚙️ Research Support and Resources for Understanding from the UC Davis Library
Offers books, articles, and media curated by the UC Davis Library to support learning, reflection, and action on identity, bias, and belonging.
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⚙️Undocumented Student and Family Resources
UC Davis’s primary resource for undocumented students and their families, offering links to expert legal services, referrals, and support with care and confidentiality.
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