Campus News

While DACA hangs in limbo, some UC community members seek support During the 2016-2017 academic year, there were an estimated 800 cases of students seeking legal immigration assistance from the California Immigrant Legal Services Center housed in the UC Davis School of Law in King Hall –– more than double the 362 cases from the […]

Napolitano, lead founder of program, defends rights of DACA recipients in statement On Sept. 8, the UC Office of the President announced in a press release that the University of California has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration over the executive decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. […]

Research will be primarily conducted using an estimated 5,000 electronic surveys The UC Davis Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute was the recipient of a competitive $1.4 million grant which will be used to study how best to improve the implementation and effectiveness of evidence-based practices in schools statewide for individuals with autism spectrum […]

Gofman abstained from voting on Environmental Justice for Underrepresented Communities’ resolution due to potentially polarizing language On June 5, the Campus Center for Environment’s (CCE) former unit director Helen VanBeck sent an email to ASUCD Senator Michael Gofman stating that she would like him removed as CCE’s adopted senator. The basis for the removal stemmed […]

New procedures to provide greater transparency, consistency, timeliness On June 29, the University of California announced, in a press release, the new system-wide procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty and staff. Last year, the university instituted a similar model for students. The new procedures will provide “greater transparency” and “timeliness” during related […]

Flynn hopes to focus on student employees, expand collaboration with ASUCD, UC Davis, city of Davis On June 26, Jeff Flynn became the new general manager of Unitrans, following the retirement of former general manager Anthony Palmere. Unitrans was founded in 1968 as the University Transport System. Today, it provides public transportation services to the […]

OASR takes UCD’s largest delegation to the conference to date From Aug. 3 to 6, 22 UC Davis students attended the UC Student Organizing Summit (UCSOS), an annual conference hosted by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) in Pomona, Calif. UCSA, the official organization of all students in the UC system, advocates for the […]

University stated that admissions decisions were reversed based on failure to meet deadlines, poor grades during senior year In late July, UC Irvine rescinded offers of admission for around 500 students initially promised a spot at the university for the 2017-18 school year. Most of the nine UC schools, including UC Irvine, begin instruction for […]

Leaders condemn recent actions of white supremacists, discuss current state of free speech on college campuses In light of the chaos which occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia after a “Unite the Right” march led by white supremacists escalated into violent altercations between the marchers and counter-protesters that left at least one person dead, statements have been […]

Katehi will teach one class per quarter in 2017-18 school year, conduct research Following her 2016 resignation from the position of UC Davis chancellor, Linda Katehi will return to the university as a professor and researcher in the fall of 2017, earning $318,000 for the nine-month academic year. According to The Sacramento Bee, Katehi’s salary […]

Nagey expresses excitement for his new position At the last ASUCD meeting of the 2016-17 school year, Senator Daniel Nagey resigned from his position to take on the role of External Vice President (EVP) of the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation (OASR), a unit of ASUCD. Nagey’s resignation marked the third senator resignation for […]

At the press meet-and-greet, May responded to questions about student protest, Katehi’s salary, sexual assault prevention To kick off his first day on the job, Chancellor Gary May attended several meet-and-greets in both Sacramento and Davis on August 1. The first event of the day, a breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., was held at […]