Congratulations to our 2025 Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grant Recipients
The Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grant Program aims to foster a robust global learning environment at UC Davis. This initiative provides funding for faculty to develop or enhance global components in their courses, thus enriching the academic experience and equipping students with essential global competencies.
2025 Grant Recipients
Melissa Bender
Continuing Lecturer, Writing Center
Undergraduate Education
This project redesigns UWP 101: Advanced Composition to explore writing as a form of action through the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students analyze and write about local issues using selected SDGs, connecting global challenges to their own communities.
Andre Daccache
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering
This project enhances ENG 106: Engineering Economics by integrating real-world case studies and project-based learning to increase student engagement and demonstrate the practical relevance of economic reasoning in engineering decisions. The course prepares students for key licensure exams and real-world project evaluation.
Jens Pohlmann
Lecturer and Researcher, Science and Technology Studies
College of Letters and Science
This project develops STS 180: Free Speech Online and the Regulation of Internet Platforms to examine global approaches to regulating speech on social media. Students explore legal frameworks in the U.S. and Germany and analyze the complex relationships between governments, platforms and users.
Ulfat Shaikh
Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
This project supports Powering up Global Health Learning through Podcasts to enhance global health education through accessible, engaging audio content. Students explore key global health topics and communication strategies by creating episodes of the podcast and radio show Mapping Healthcare to promote critical thinking and cross-cultural understanding.
Shingirai Taodzera
Assistant Professor, African American and African Studies
College of Letters and Science
This project launches the first Human Rights summer abroad program at UC Davis in Johannesburg, South Africa, linked to the recently introduced course AAS 103/HMR 137: The Black Human Rights Tradition. The program immerses students in South Africa’s human rights history and culture through a global Black Studies perspective, fostering deeper understanding and inspiring cross-cultural activism.