Diversity Content / Diversity Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Achieves HSI Eligibility, Serving More Than 8,000 Latinx Students /news/uc-davis-achieves-hsi-eligibility-serving-more-8000-latinx-students <p>&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>Editor's note: A spokesperson is available for Zoom or phone interviews in English or Spanish on Monday, Oct. 28, or Tuesday, Oct. 29.</strong></em></p><p><span>The University of California, Davis, is now eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for HSI status for the first time.</span></p> October 28, 2024 - 9:54pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-achieves-hsi-eligibility-serving-more-8000-latinx-students Web App Helps Instructors Know Large Classes /news/web-app-helps-instructors-know-large-classes More ºÙºÙÊÓƵ instructors are encouraged to use Know Your Students, which provides class-level demographics. September 10, 2024 - 2:30pm Julia Ann Easley /news/web-app-helps-instructors-know-large-classes Diversity Blooms Within The Queer Flower Bed /climate/news/diversity-blooms-within-queer-flower-garden <p dir="ltr"><span>Lavender reaches toward the sky. Carnations and pansies wave slightly in the breeze. Roses swell with the sun.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Diversity blooms within The Queer Bed, a floral testament to beauty, love, and empowerment within the queer community.&nbsp;</span></p> May 28, 2024 - 3:48pm Malia N Reiss /climate/news/diversity-blooms-within-queer-flower-garden Record Number Apply for Undergraduate Studies at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ /news/record-number-apply-undergraduate-studies-uc-davis <p><span><span><span><span><span>A record high of 115,349 students applied to the University of California, Davis, for undergraduate studies in fall 2024. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>The applications represented a 4.7% increase over the previous record of 110,189 applications for fall 2022 and 5.5% over last year’s 109,350. There was even higher growth in applications from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, as well as students seeking to transfer from California Community Colleges.</span></span></span></span></span></p> March 06, 2024 - 9:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/record-number-apply-undergraduate-studies-uc-davis A Medical School That Looks More Like California /health/news/a-medical-school-that-looks-more-like-california How does ºÙºÙÊÓƵ School of Medicine make admissions equitable? A holistic review ensures that a diverse group of students enters the medical field. February 20, 2024 - 9:40am Jocelyn C Anderson /health/news/a-medical-school-that-looks-more-like-california Martin Yan To Be Guest Chef on Campus /news/martin-yan-be-guest-chef-campus <p><span><span>Celebrity chef and ºÙºÙÊÓƵ alum Martin Yan will present cooking demonstrations, mingle with diners at Latitude Restaurant and more during a campus visit this week.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>He is the second guest chef to share inspiration and recipes with campus chefs as they diversify the menus in residential dining facilities.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>His activities at <a href="https://housing.ucdavis.edu/dining/latitude/">Latitude</a> on Friday include:</span></span></p> January 23, 2024 - 9:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/martin-yan-be-guest-chef-campus ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Enrollment Makes Gains in Diversity /news/uc-davis-enrollment-makes-progress-diversity ºÙºÙÊÓƵ made significant gains in the diversity of its entering class as it enrolled a total of 40,848 students in fall 2023. January 19, 2024 - 10:30am Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-enrollment-makes-progress-diversity ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Rises to 6th Among Nation’s Top Public Universities /news/uc-davis-rises-6th-among-nations-top-public-universities ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, rose to tie for sixth place among the nation’s top public universities in rankings published today (Sept. 17) by U.S. News &amp; World Report. September 17, 2023 - 9:01pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-rises-6th-among-nations-top-public-universities In the Face of Supreme Court Ruling, How Can Equality Still Be Achieved? /blog/curiosity/face-supreme-court-ruling-how-can-equality-still-be-achieved This Supreme Court’s unfettered commitment to a colorblind constitution has undone the affirmative action project in higher education of almost five decades. July 05, 2023 - 10:57am Karen Michele Nikos /blog/curiosity/face-supreme-court-ruling-how-can-equality-still-be-achieved A Renewed Emphasis on Diversity in Faculty Hiring /news/renewed-emphasis-diversity-faculty-hiring <p><span><span>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ is embracing the philosophy that the world’s most serious problems can be solved only by people with a wide variety of perspectives, and is encouraging colleges and schools all over campus to infuse their recruitments for new faculty members with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.</span></span></p> October 11, 2022 - 3:32pm Cody Kitaura /news/renewed-emphasis-diversity-faculty-hiring