Growing up as the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Maya Sahtout learned early on how to bridge cultures. Those experiences sparked a passion for medicine that led her from Bolivia to Peru, where she explored global health, traditional healing practices, and the power of culturally responsive care.
The UC Davis Global Community Emergency Fund provides critical financial assistance to international students and scholars facing unexpected challenges. This October, the fund is participating in Crowdfund UC Davis, helping ensure members of the international community have support when they need it most.
The prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange, returns to UC Davis in 2026-27, bringing opportunities for collaboration, innovation and the exchange of ideas with accomplished, influential mid-career professionals from around the world.
As Global Affairs Vice Provost and Dean Joanna Regulska prepares to retire, The California Aggie looks back on her 11 years expanding global learning and engagement opportunities at UC Davis.
Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and UC Davis Chile have signed an agreement to address challenges in areas including plant health, food safety, natural resource protection, One Health and the modernization of border controls, among others.
Joanna Regulska, vice provost and dean of Global Affairs at the University of California, Davis, has been selected as a mentor for the Association of International Education Administrators’ 2026–27 Presidential Fellows Program.
The Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grant Program 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.
Aliki Dragona’s work reaches students and faculty across UC Davis, from the Writing Center to study abroad in Greece to Teaching for Global Learning. Her approach to global learning is rooted in connection, curiosity and helping students see the world through broader context.
After more than a decade of advancing global education and engagement and strengthening UC Davis’s connections around the world, Joanna Regulska will retire on November 1, 2026 from her role as vice provost and dean of Global Affairs.
