It was a single note that reached Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza after her son Arquímedes was taken from her home by soldiers in Peru’s military. In faint cursive on a scrap of deeply creased brown paper, he wrote that he was being held at an army barracks and asked her to find a lawyer and money and any way possible to get him to a trial.
As part of my Mandela Washington Fellowship journey, I had the privilege of moderating a profound panel discussion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the International Center at UC Davis. The session featured two remarkable experts: Joanna Regulska, vice provost and dean of Global Affairs and a distinguished professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at UC Davis, and Linda Amrou, an international human rights and immigration attorney with over a decade of experience.
Two faculty and one professional staff member have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Faculty and staff celebrated the achievements of students and the success of a new semiconductor engineering study abroad program at the University of California, Davis, on June 12.
The program, an innovative partnership between Korea University and the University of California, Davis, brings high-performing Korean sophomores to campus to study and share international perspectives on semiconductor engineering with UC Davis students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The University of Sydney - University of California, Davis Ignition Grants have been established to facilitate and support joint initiatives that will strengthen the two universities’ strategic priorities as well as develop multi-disciplinary innovative research to create academic and societal impact. The application for proposals is open from June 24 - August 2, 2024.
For the next six weeks, UC Davis will host 24 Fellows participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Representing 20 African countries, this is UC Davis’s eighth cohort since 2016. Fellows will participate in the Leadership in Public Management Institute at UC Davis, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Global Affairs encourages the campus community to reach out to this year’s Fellows for information exchange, collaborations and other networking now through the end of the institute in July.
A recently released book, Global Goals, Global Education: Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, published by NAFSA: Association of International Educators, is a practical guide for higher education institutions that want to build or strengthen their alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This year, nine UC Davis students were selected to participate in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They join the ranks of program alumni who went on to become presidents, diplomats, Nobel prize winners and distinguished leaders and scholars.
Do you know where your high school diploma is? How about your university transcript?
In times of war and conflict, education-related and professional documents get left behind, lost or destroyed making if difficult if not impossible for refugees and other vulnerable people to enroll in higher education or find work.
During the spring quarter, the Institute of International Education (IIE) selected four UC Davis Hubert Humphrey Fellows to participate in the Community College Residency Program (CCRP).
The CCRP offered a one-week immersive learning and sharing experience at community colleges throughout the country, designed to meet the mutual interests and needs of both the Fellows and the colleges. This program facilitates collaboration, knowledge exchange, cultural awareness and engagement with students.
From the bustling streets of Barcelona to the heart of UC Davis, Mahiri Comeaux's journey is one of inspiration and impact. As a Global Aggie, he's not just balancing books and extracurriculars; he's making meaningful connections and creating change every step of the way.
Mary Alurwar, international scholar advisor in Global Affairs’ Services for International Students and Scholars, received a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award for 2024-25.
Jeff completed his Bachelors in Engineering in 2019 and further pursued a PhD in electrical and computer engineering with a specialization in artificial and machine learning, graduating in 2023. Aspiring to help other students and professors by serving as a Teaching Assistant, he turned to Language and Culture Coaching within Global Affairs for help.