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UC Davis to become Hispanic Serving Institution by fall 2018 UC Davis will be participating in the Pathways to the Professoriate, a nationwide educational preparatory program, to increase the number of Latino/a professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities. The program is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with a 5.1 million […]

Campaign focuses on bringing awareness to students’ mental well-being and encouraging happiness around campus From May 9 to 13, UC Davis’ Health Education and Promotion, a department within Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), will host a Happiness Campaign. The campaign is focused on bringing awareness to students’ mental well-being and is a conscious effort […]

Faculty members recognized for work in administration, literature, music, physics Four members of the UC Davis faculty were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the current number of scholars from the university in the academy to 25. The nomination and election processes are secret and conducted by current members of […]

Tenner’s replacement to be appointed in the coming days after recalibration of Fall Quarter election results ASUCD Senator Mikaela Tenner resigned from her post on Thursday, April 28, informing ASUCD government members through email. Tenner, a fourth-year international relations and political science double major, cited family and personal concerns as motivators behind her decision. […]

Emails reveal Linda P.B. Katehi invited public relations firm to meeting to clean up UC Davis reputation in light of 2011 pepper-spraying The Sacramento Bee received documents Wednesday night from the UC Office of the President supporting UC President Napolitano’s claims that UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B.Katehi may have made “material misstatements” to the media. […]

Student satisfaction places UC Davis first nationally in evaluation of college health providers The Princeton Review recently named UC Davis number one on its annual list of Best Health Services for students. Out of 380 colleges evaluated, UC Davis was one of 20 named in a list that included UCLA, Pennsylvania State University and Baylor […]

The resolution criticized Katehi’s controversial behavior, including recent moonlighting activities and $175,000 spent to censor the 2011 UC Davis pepper-spray incident On Thursday, April 28, ASUCD Senate voted in support of a resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. The vote, held in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union, occurred […]

Hexter holds press conference one day after former UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B.Katehi placed on paid investigative leave One day after University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano placed former UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi on a 90-day paid investigative administrative leave, current acting Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter held a press conference to address […]

Protesters confirm that Katehi’s rumored resignation will not end the movement On April 26, Fire Katehi protesters held an event titled “Katehi’s Kloset” on the Quad. The exhibit, which aimed to increase transparency and accountability between UC Davis administration and students, featured a clothesline strung with both real and paper-made clothing items. The paper items […]

The five-year challenge was launched by researchers at UC Davis and University of Florida On April 11, Million Cat Challenge, a campaign to save one million cats in a period of five years, reached its halfway point by saving the lives of over 500,000 shelter cats across the nation. Founded in 2014 by researchers at […]

Katehi’s temporary departure from UC Davis follows widespread criticism for controversial seats on for-profit boards, $175,000 spent to mend university image University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano announced late Wednesday night that UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has been placed on investigative administrative leave. Provost Ralph J. Hexter will replace Katehi as an […]

Email follows Academic Senate’s confirmation that UC President Janet Napolitano urged Katehi to step down from her post According to an screenshot tweeted by Jonathan Eisen, a professor in the College of Biological Sciences, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi emailed the Academic Senate assuring her commitment to UC Davis. The private email, forwarded to Eisen by […]