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Warm Hand-Offs Framework: K-16 Ecosystems of Support

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Warm Hand-Offs Framework aims to support students, schools, and educational partners by spotlighting navigational supports to help students throughout their educational journey as they transition from K-12 to community college and/or a 4-year college or university. Developed as part of the Sacramento K-16 Priority Student Populations workgroup (which includes K-16, community college, and 4-year regional partners) in collaboration with UC Davis, the framework outlines the educational pathways students may pursue and the supports available whether students plan to enroll in a 2-year or 4-year college; transfer; or directly enter the workforce. Overall, each of these areas (advising and counseling; college academic retention initiatives and programs; career pathway supports) help to smooth postsecondary pathways for students, highlighting when a warm hand-off can occur for a student between systems. This document is intended to serve as a living resource to help facilitate...

You Belong Here: Impact Report, 2021-2022

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

One of our UC Davis themes is “Outgrow the Expected.” This report serves as a reminder that UC Davis is indeed outgrowing even our own expectations as we do ever more to be compassionate, inclusive, thoughtful, insightful, aware, and action-oriented in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, practice.

While this report focuses on the work of our office, we can’t help but include stories and quotes that reflect the many collaborators and partners that work with us. Our staff simply could not make all of this happen without our colleagues across campus. DEI is—and must be—a collective effort.

The cover of our report reflects this reality. Seen on the UC Davis Human Resources website and on the wall as art at the Manetti-Shrem museum, the phrase, “You Belong Here” became the DEI office’s mantra for reaching out to our campus community. Whether you were arriving to campus for the first time or returning from a long break due to Covid-19, we want YOU to know that...

Community Equation

Wed, 1 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Community Equation is a conceptual framework developed to illustrate how UC Davis engages, equips, empowers, and elevates its diverse community. Grounded in the Principles of Community, the model represents the campus as a collective whole (C), composed of distinct groups and identities (ci) that contribute to the university’s shared mission. By expressing the balance of attention and resources (α) needed for each group—from rising scholars and employees to patients and community partners—the framework underscores the importance of inclusive excellence in advancing student success, faculty achievement, health, and community well-being. The Community Equation highlights how intentional support across multiple segments strengthens the collective, ensuring opportunity and belonging for all.

2023-2024 CAMPOS Annual Report

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

2023-2024 CAMPOS Annual Report

2023-2024 CAMPSSAH Annual Report

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

2023-2024 CAMPSSAH Annual Report

TransCare Initiative Health Booklet: Transgender/Gender Expansive Healthcare Basics

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

TransCare Initiative Health Booklet: Transgender/Gender Expansive Healthcare Basics

HSI Showcase Report

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

On March 23, 2023, we hosted the first HSI Showcase at UC Davis. As part of the UC system of learning, the HSI showcase has become an essential aspect of getting together as a community and discuss what it means to be HSI and emerging HSI. Hosted by UC Davis in collaboration with University of California Hispanic Serving Institution Initiative, this day of HSI Immersion, Discovery and Community was incredibly special and one that will be a part of UC Davis history.

Aggie Black Excellence: Addressing Anti-Blackness, Listening Sessions White Paper

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Aggie Black Excellence: Addressing Anti-Blackness, Listening Sessions White Paper

Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Social Science, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH) ANNUAL REPORT, 2022-2023

Fri, 1 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Social Science, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH) ANNUAL REPORT, 2022-2023

CAMPOS Annual Report, 2021-2022

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

CAMPOS Annual Report, 2021-2022

COVID Diaries White Paper

Wed, 2 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In late fall-early winter 2021 the Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advancement (IDEA) in the UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion partnered with the UCD-based non-profit Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) to design the COVID Diaries research project. It was implemented in March – June 2022 at eight middle and high schools (6 - 12th grades) served by SAYS in Sacramento County and Yolo County. To learn more about the project’s findings, see the COVID Diaries White Paper on eScholarship.

ERG Toolkit- an ERG Resource guide at UC Davis and UC Davis Health

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

ERG Toolkit- an ERG Resource guide at UC Davis and UC Davis Health

Healthy Yolo Together: A Public Health Project of UC Davis, Final Report

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Healthy Yolo Together (HYT), also known as Healthy Davis Together (HDT), is a joint project of the City of Davis and UC Davis. It is designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through the development of access to testing and vaccines, the dissemination of accurate information to counter misinformation, and the facilitation of a gradual return to regular city activities. The project commenced in September 2020 with a focus on Davis but later expanded to Yolo County.

For Your Information, Volume 3, Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2022

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

For Your Information, Volume 3, Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2022

Professors Leveraging a Community of Engagement (P.L.A.C.E.) with CAMPSSAH Year-end Report, 2020-2021

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Efforts to diversify faculty often focus on opportunities for hiring while overlooking the creation of environments that engender opportunities for faculty development in the long-term. These missed opportunities hamper scholarly productivity and erode the job satisfaction necessary to retain new hires through tenure and into the full professor ranks. P.L.A.C.E. with CAMPSSAH positions the center as an interdisciplinary hub for research and service activities for faculty of color, under represented minorities (URM), and faculty whose work forms the foundation of inclusive excellence at UC Davis. To foster holistic development, sustained growth, and retention of these faculty, this endeavor invests resources in three areas: community, leadership, and recognition.

Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (I-DARE) Taskforce Initiative - UC Davis Health School of Medicine Edition

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OHEDI) created this toolkit to support your efforts to launch the Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity, aka the “I-DARE” Taskforce Initiative in your department. This one year initiative is designed to catalyze the formation of departmental DEI taskforces to address immediate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) needs, train future leaders, and most importantly utilize a standardized departmental needs assessment to develop sustainable departmental and institutional action plans to advance the UC Davis Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Vision. The Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision developed five goals and objectives from nearly thirty campus community “engagement forums” and individual and group meetings with faculty, staff, and students. These goals are summarized below. You can access the full document at https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/about/strategic-plan. Furthermore, we will elaborate each...

Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (I-DARE) Taskforce Initiative - UC Davis Health Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Edition

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (HEDI) created this toolkit to support your efforts to launch the Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity, aka the “I-DARE” Taskforce Initiative in Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing (BIMSON). This one-year initiative will support a taskforce to address immediate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) needs, train future leaders on DEI, and most importantly utilize a standardized needs assessment to develop sustainable school and institutional action plans to advance the UC Davis Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Vision goals. These goals are summarized below. You can access the full document at https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/about/strategic-plan. Furthermore, we will elaborate each goal and best practices to advance these goals in a later section of the toolkit.

Faculty Development and Diversity First Generation Health Faculty Interviews

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

As part of the UC Davis Health Faculty Development and Diversity program, 18 interviews were conducted among faculty from the Schools of Health who self-identified as first-generation college graduates (“First Gen Health”). First Gen Health faculty told the story of their path to academic health and described significant factors and challenges in their success in becoming a faculty member. Qualitative analyses of de-identified interview transcripts were conducted to ascertain common experiences and themes. Findings from the first-generation project suggest common factors found across all interviews that influenced or continue to promote success among first generation faculty in attaining their career goals in academic health. In addition, several factors were also identified as challenges to achieve success (as defined by participants) throughout distinct stages of their career towards becoming faculty members.Findings from the UC Davis Schools of Health First Generation Faculty...

Faculty Development and Diversity Program: UIH Faculty Interviews

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

As part of the UC Davis Health Faculty Development and Diversity (UCDH FDD) program, interviews were conducted with faculty from the Schools of Health who self-identify as being from racial or ethnic groups that are underrepresented in academic health. Twenty-eight individuals (24% of eligible UIH faculty) participated in an interview to share their stories of their pathway into academic health and their experiences as a UIH faculty member at UCDH. Participants also provided insights and suggestions on best methods to recruit, retain and support UIH faculty at UCDH. Qualitative analyses of de-identified interview transcripts were conducted to ascertain common experiences and themes. Findings describing UIH faculty pathways to a career in academic health and their challenges to achieving leadership and career goals are summarized.

For Your Information, Volume 1, Mar - Sep 2020