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An Aggie's road to the Rhodes Scholarship

The two-time Academic All-American and 2019 team captain Tiger Garcia pursues the world’s most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship, The Rhodes Scholarship.

Global Education & Student Life

Op-Ed: Want more American jobs? Reopen America to foreign workers

Giovanni Peri, a professor of economics and director of the Global Migration Center at the UC Davis, shares his opinion on immigration and the economy in the Los Angeles Times.

Faculty & Scholar News

Trump's immigration restrictions would have kept me and other tech founders from coming to America

Alfred Chuang, who graduated with a master's in computer science at the University of California, Davis, shared his opinion and experiences related to immigration in the U.S.

Global Education & Student Life

UC Davis alumnus receives Robert Snodgrass Award

UC Davis alumnus and ant morphologist Brendon Boudinot, who received his doctorate in entomology in June, is the recipient of the coveted Robert E. Snodgrass Memorial Research Award from the Entomological Society of America.

Global Education & Student Life

Caring for Staff During Unprecedented Times

While the COVID-19 outbreak has affected every professional field, international educators have experienced their own unique—and confounding—challenges. The situation represents an unprecedented test for senior international officers (SIOs) and other leaders, as the crisis brought new workplace issues and uncertainty.

University News

U21’s New Global Education Enhancement Fund – Winners Announced

UC Davis was announced a winner of the Global Education Enhancement Fund offering $5,000 per institution to support members in delivering and enhancing higher education for a rapidly changing and uncertain future.

Partnerships & Collaborations

‘A Global Effort’: Public Health, Medicine, and International Education in the Time of COVID-19

NAFSA's International Educator spoke with Allison Brashear, dean of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Medicine, and Diana Farmer, chair of the UC Davis Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief of UC Davis Children’s Hospital, about the intersection of global medicine and international education, particularly during the current pandemic.

Faculty & Scholar News

How the Global Learning Hub is handling study abroad programs during COVID-19 Pandemic

The UC Davis Global Learning Hub announced the cancellation of Spring Quarter and Summer Session study abroad programs, but it has yet to decide the fate of Fall Quarter programs.

Global Education & Student Life

Winners of the U21 & PwC Innovation Challenge 2019-20 Announced

Universitas 21 (U21) and PwC are pleased to announce the three winners of the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge competition 2019/20. Congratulations to James Tait from the University of Melbourne, Daniel Student from the University of California, Davis and Christopher Girardi also from the University of Melbourne.

Global Education & Student Life

UC Davis is a ‘top producer’ of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

The Chronicle of Higher Education announced that UC Davis is a “top producer” of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2019-20 academic school year.

Fellowship & Professional Programs

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Global Affairs brings the world to UC Davis, welcoming more than 10,000 international students, scholars and leaders, and hosting programs that inspire global curiosity, understanding and engagement.

Compelled by the valuable outcomes of thinking globally, we make transformative opportunities a reality by supporting the thousands of students and faculty learning and researching globally—and by facilitating collaborations that tackle the world’s most pressing challenges through more than 150 global partnerships.

Putting our vision of a UC Davis community that engages, thrives, and leads in this interconnected world into action, Global Affairs is in pursuit of an ambitious goal: Global Education for All.