Inclusive Excellence is pleased to announce the launch of the Jewish Culture, Heritage, and Identity Faculty and Staff Association (JCHAIFSA) at UC Davis.  JCHAIFSA fosters an inclusive and supportive environment dedicated to celebrating and advancing Jewish culture, heritage, and identity.

As incidents of antisemitism continue to make headlines across the country, UC Davis faculty in the Jewish Studies Program are encouraging the campus community to engage with a timely and rigorous resource: A Campus Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in a Time of Perplexity, published by the Nexus Project.

The University of California has released a new Combating Antisemitism webpage outlining recent steps to address rising antisemitism and foster safer, more inclusive campus environments.

In an article in Letters & Science Magazine, Sven-Erik Rose of the Jewish Studies Program and and Mairaj Syed discuss their collaborative work to critically understand and counter antisemitism and islamophobia.

UC Davis recently became aware of a Zoom-bombing incident on Feb. 10 during a remote presentation by Israeli chemist Sason Shaik. Professor Shaik, a chemistry professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was giving a virtual talk for students at UC Davis and the University of Houston when outside parties joined the call and began broadcasting antisemitic messages. The virtual “Theoretical Physical Organic Chemistry” (TPOC) symposium was organized by faculty from both universities.