Campus News

How the time-honored UC Davis tradition adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic In its over 100-year history, Picnic Day has never been held virtually — that was the case, however, up until Saturday, April 18, when Picnic Day celebrations went digital for the first time ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  With events like a virtual […]

2020 survey measures campus climate, academics, accessibility of resources to support students, food and housing security  This year’s UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES), one of the biggest UC student surveys, is now open to all undergraduate students. The survey, conducted biennially across the system since 2004, has questions covering campus climate for diversity and inclusiveness, […]

UC Assembly of the Academic Senate unanimously approves task force recommendation for the continued use of SAT/ACT in admissions UC Academic Senate Chair Kum-Kum Bhavnani sent a letter to UC President Janet Napolitano on April 18 reporting unanimous support from the Assembly of the Academic Senate for the continued use of the SAT and ACT […]

SISS maintains communication, coordinates accommodations with professors The transition to virtual courses presents different obstacles to every student, depending on their circumstances. For both international students who have returned to their homes abroad and international students unable to return home, there are challenges posed by the virtual classroom setting, including time zone differences and each […]

Strikes and protests reflect discontent with handling of COVID-19 measures Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) movements from seven UCs, including UC Davis, went on strike on May 1, International Workers’ Day, withholding labor and organizing car rallies in their respective neighborhoods.  According to a joint press release from COLA movements UC-wide, the actions were a […]

From business as usual, to no exam at all: different ways professors are administering midterms remotely With the first ever wave of online midterms now behind us, students and professors alike have been forced to evaluate, and reevaluate, the merits of exam-based assessments and how best to navigate them in this new digital terrain. At […]

Department of Education reveals new Title IX regulations New Title IX regulations regarding sexual harassment and assualt were revealed on Wednesday, May 6 by the Department of Education, led by Education Secretary Betsy Devos. These new guidelines — which will take effect Aug. 14 — were finalized after a lengthy review process initiated in 2018. […]

Chancellor May convenes two task forces exploring how to return to campus UC campuses will not be fully reopened by this fall, according to UC President Janet Napolitano, who said last week that UC campuses will be “exploring a mix” of both in-person and online instruction.  In an email sent to The California Aggie, Chancellor […]

Organizers call grade strike “no longer the strongest tactic” for achieving a cost of living adjustment Graduate students at UC Davis who withheld grades as part of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) movement submitted Winter Quarter grades on April 12, ending a grade strike that began on Feb. 27.  UC San Diego graduate students […]

UC Davis will use institutional funds to give aid to undocumented, international students UC Davis undergraduate and graduate students will be receiving emergency relief payments through the roughly $16.9 million the university has received through the CARES Act for such purposes. The CARES Act is a federal bill passed in March to support the economy […]

Vacant Judicial Council seat still unfilled at time of canceled meeting The weekly ASUCD Senate meeting on April 30 was canceled for the second week in a row due to a continued vacancy on the ASUCD Judicial Council. According to the ASUCD Constitution, the Senate cannot hold weekly meetings as long as a vacancy on […]

Students affected by study abroad cancellations will receive refunds The UC Davis Global Learning Hub announced the cancellation of Spring Quarter and Summer Session study abroad programs, but it has yet to decide the fate of Fall Quarter programs.  Zachary Frieders, the executive director of the UC Davis Global Learning Hub (formerly the Study Abroad […]