Campus News

UC Davis will expand housing at Orchard Park and West Village UC Davis has chosen University Student Living, a student housing company, for two planned construction projects that will expand housing for around 2,775 UC Davis students. The projects will be located at Orchard Park, which has historically served as housing for university families and […]

Administrators call on Congress to pass similar legislation On Sept. 8, the University of California sued the Trump administration over the administration’s recently announced plans to eliminate DACA. The group commonly referred to as Dreamers — Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors –– are those who were brought to the U.S. before the age […]

UC system, university leaders state plans to continue Title IX implementation U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to roll back Title IX enforcements that protect survivors of sexual assault triggered a sweeping backlash throughout the nation and across UC campuses. Title IX was initially enacted and funded in the 1970s to eliminate sex-based discrimination […]

100 additional student tickets to be released Oct. 5 As part of the book tour for her memoir, “What Happened,” former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will speak at the Mondavi Center on Oct. 9. The event, one of 15 listed stops on her book tour website, is her only scheduled […]

Audits recommend UC system adhere more strictly to guidelines, practices Three reports from California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s office were released relating to the UC system’s payroll and budgetary processes in April of 2017.   The first audit of the year was issued on Aug. 22 and focused mainly on various campus-wide service contracts. According […]

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 […]