"Global Aggies: Sophia at Sea" is a blog series chronicling undergrad Sophia Mares de Juan’s journey as she travels, by ship, around the world studying abroad for a semester. Sophia is participating in the Semester at Sea program and will be blogging throughout the next five months—sharing advice, photos and reflections along the way.
Melody Sie, a recent graduate in International Relations, reflects on what she gained from the Global Education for All Fellows program and her role with the Aggies Near and Far podcast.
Meet the recipients of the Global Aggies Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights! These students have been supporting LGBTQIA+ graduate students and staff from around the world through their research in the Queer Trans Lab, which they plan to visually showcase via social media and a large art installation.
Eleni Piliotis, political science major in the College of Letters and Science, reflects on her United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Internship with Global Affairs.
The Global Learning Conference is an opportunity for students from all majors and backgrounds to explore their identity in a rapidly globalizing world. Reflect on your intercultural or international experiences, and incorporate them into your career search, LinkedIn, and more while exploring possible future opportunities. This is a great opportunity to connect with professionals in various fields, explore your interests, and connect with students like you that are interested in all things global!
We continue to closely follow reports of the recent invasion in Ukraine and are thinking of our students, scholars, faculty, staff, partners and all those affected by these events in the region and around the world. We will always hope and wish for peace to prevail.
Lauren Hong, design major and computer science minor, shares her motivations for participating in the UC Davis Design & Fashion Virtual Summer Internship program.
In 2017, the United Nations Academic Impact, in partnership with Millennium Campus Network, launched the UN Millennium Fellowship, a selective undergraduate leadership development program that engages students in creating more awareness of and action upon the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at universities worldwide.
UC Davis was recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) for ranking 11th among large institutions in the number of Gilman recipients over the past twenty years in the following category: 20-year Overall Top Producer – Large Institution.
Nikhita Azad, an international student in international relations, reflects on her three years participating in our Global Ambassador Mentorship Program on campus.
Jim McElroy, Continuing Lecturer from the University Writing Program and long-term Study Abroad Faculty Leader, passed away on July 3, 2021.
Jim joined UC Davis as a writing faculty in the early 1990s. A charismatic instructor, Jim breathed fire and passion in his Summer Abroad program, first offered in 2005. While he had originally focused the program on Irish literature and nature taking students to Ireland, Jim, visionary that he was, re-imagined the program many times over the years and offered many "translations."
Meet the six Critical Language Scholarship winners (the most ever!) mastering Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Japanese, and Chinese this summer—and the two Donald A. Strauss scholarship recipients whose projects address systemic health inequities through community development.
