UC Davis Graduate Studies

A Message from Graduate Studies on Racial Injustice

by Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Vice Provost and Dean
June 04, 2020

Dear graduate students and postdoctoral scholars,

Mentoring and Advising Resources for Racial Injustice

by Elizabeth Sturdy, Director of Mentoring and Advising
June 02, 2020

Elizabeth Sturdy, Director of Mentoring and Advising for Graduate Studies, sent the following email to the mentoring list on June 2, 2020. To receive future messages about mentoring and advising guidance, please subscribe to Graduate Studies' mentoring list.

Photo of UC LEADS participants at their annual symposium

UC LEADS Undergraduate Research Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary

by Michele Johnson, Statewide Director of UC LEADS
February 25, 2020

The UC program invites scholars and alumni to attend California reunions this summer.

Roy "RJ" Taggueg, Jr., Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis (Fred Greaves)

Listening to the Undocumented: Graduate Student Roy "RJ" Taggueg, Jr.

by Sarah Colwell
January 24, 2020

RJ Taggueg's parents came to the U.S. from the Phillipines when he was seven years old. Now he is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology at UC Davis with a focus on the undocumented Filipinx population.

Team Graduate School: Project Helps Prospective Students See Themselves in a Ph.D. Program

by UC Davis Equity and Inclusion Staff
May 03, 2019

On April 6, the University of California, Davis hosted the California Forums for Diversity in Graduate Education. The forums help promote a positive campus climate and social justice in higher education for advanced undergraduates and master’s candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. During this day-long event, Davis hosted 1,400 prospective doctoral students from all over Northern California that included 28 workshops and panels and 200 graduate school recruiting tables.

UC Davis Graduate Diversity Officer Josephine Moreno and her family

Graduate Diversity Officer Josephine Moreno and Family Share Lasting Connection with UC Davis

by Ashley Han
July 02, 2018

It was 1970 and 10 year-old Josephine Moreno ’84 waited at the UC Davis Shields Library reading and flipping through some books as her sister, Rosemarie Moreno Elizondo ’74, was wrapping up her shift as a student library employee. Even as a child, Josephine felt comfortable and welcomed at the university. That feeling resonated with many family members as well, who would also go on to become UC Davis alumni.

UC Davis Program for Former Foster Youth Earns International Honors from CASE

by Cody Kitaura/Dateline
June 27, 2018

Five marketing, communication and development projects from UC Davis have earned international honors from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE.

The five Circle of Excellence awards — the most earned by any University of California institution — follow 38 awards UC Davis earned in regional CASE competition earlier this year.

The projects awarded Circle of Excellence awards were produced by staff from the offices of Strategic Communications, Graduate Studies, and Development and Alumni Relations.

Video of Dr. Steele's MCT talk "Stereotype Threat: How it Affects Us and What We Can Do About It"

by Elise Nicolas
February 19, 2015

Last month, Graduate Studies and Mentoring at Critical Transitions (MCT) were honored to host a lecture featuring Dr. Claude Steele, social psychologist and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of UC Berkeley. In addition to his teaching and administrative accomplishments in various institutions such as former positions as Provost of Columbia University, Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Education and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Stanford, Dr.

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