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Napolitano served seven years as UC President, during which she survived a cancer diagnosis UC President Janet Napolitano announced to the UC Regents at their meeting today, Sept. 18, that she is stepping down from her role after a seven-year stint as the UC’s executive. Napolitano, the UC’s 20th president, has led the UC since […]

Fee payment deadline is today, Sept. 15 Students whose Student Health Insurance Plan Waivers were tentatively approved should be on the lookout — they could still be on the hook for an $874 bill if their waiver has not fully processed by today, Sept. 15, the fee payment deadline. The UC Davis fee payment deadline […]

Serious allegations of misconduct lead Student Affairs to axe student-led band The Cal Aggie Marching Band, popularly referred to as the Band-Uh!, will cease to exist following allegations of misconduct committed by band members. These allegations were first published in The California Aggie. Those allegations were later covered by The Sacramento Bee and the Los […]

Contract expected to be ratified in coming weeks The UC and the UPTE-CWA 9119 union have reached a contract agreement after months of stalled negotiations. The successful contract, which was announced on July 28 and lasts until 2024, comes on the heels of multiple worker strikes across the UC system. Workers had been advocating for […]

Professor arrested after signing petition critical of Turkish government’s actions toward Kurdish residents Baki Tezcan, an associate professor of history at UC Davis, was arrested in Istanbul, Turkey on June 26 for having signed a petition critical of the Turkish government three years ago. Tezcan has since been released and is awaiting his trial, which […]

Former enrollment leader served UC Davis for seven of his nearly 40-year career in higher education Walter Robinson, the former leader of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Management at UC Davis, passed away at his home in Vallejo on June 9, according to UC Davis Dateline. Robinson served at UC Davis for seven years and had […]

Two audits conducted to improve admissions processes The UC’s Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Services (ECAS) recently released a summary of the UC’s new admissions procedures audit in response to the nationwide college admissions scandal that broke this spring.  “Only a few cases of fraudulent activity related to admissions at UC campuses have been identified by […]

Cecilia V. Estolano is new vice chair of UC governing board UC Regent John A. Pérez assumed his new position as chair of the UC Board of Regents on July 1. He will serve in this role for one year. Also elected at the same time was Regent Cecilia V. Estolano, who will serve in […]

While this may be a drop from last year’s 100th ranking, students still show love for their campus UC Davis is no underdog on the global stage — the university was recently ranked the 104th best university in the world. In light of this achievement, students weighed in on the significance of university rankings. The […]

Each center has initiatives to support different marginalized communities UC Davis is an undeniably diverse campus, as reports like the UC Davis Student Profile show. That is why the university has many ways to uplift the varied identities of the students who study at the university. The most visible form that these efforts take is […]

Financial aid, diversity counseling and advising helps make studying abroad more accessible Studying abroad gives students the opportunity to explore different cultures, see the world in different ways and broaden their horizons. Traveling to a different country and navigating life as a foreign student presents amazing opportunities, unforgettable experiences and incredible challenges, each of which […]

Over 1,000 students are involved with the association When students are new to campus, they might not realize that services they use on a regular basis — like the Coffee House, Unitrans buses, and the Bike Barn — are actually all run by students like them. The student government of UC Davis, known as the […]