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Checking In With Chancellor May: Research Mentorship Powers Undergraduate Success

Cody Kitaura — June 13, 2025 - 9:00am

To the �鶹app�� Community:

Today marks the beginning of the most exciting weekend of the year, as we celebrate a class of just over 8,000 students poised to continue their incredible growth and impact in careers and graduate schools with a diploma from �鶹app�� in hand.

As they step onto the stage, they understand that learning is not just about acquiring individual knowledge. It's about forging connections with mentors who expand knowledge, open new avenues of thinking and encourage students to transcend the boundaries they set for themselves.

CHANCELL-ING: Aggies Excel in Academics, Athletics

Cody Kitaura — June 02, 2025 - 9:00am

Commencement season is here, one of my favorite times of the year. It’s when we celebrate collectively a major milestone in the lives of our students and their families.

With a degree from �鶹app��, students are well equipped for success in the next chapters of their lives, whether it’s entering the workforce, graduate school or whatever path comes next.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for �鶹app��

Cody Kitaura — May 16, 2025 - 2:00pm

To the �鶹app�� community:

�鶹app�� has a long history of innovation and an extraordinary community of students, faculty, staff and alumni who make it the great institution it is. Today, we must tap our ingenuity, resilience and history of collaboration as we brace for unprecedented financial challenges.

CHANCELL-ING: A Century of Town-Gown Partnership

Cody Kitaura — May 05, 2025 - 9:00am

We take great pride in knowing that Davis is California’s ultimate college town. With the Davis Chamber of Commerce celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, I’d like to look back at how the city and the university have found constructive ways to work together for our broader community.

James B. Milliken Named 22nd President of the University of California

James Michael Nash — May 02, 2025 - 3:25pm

�鶹app�� Chancellor Gary S. May made the following statement about the appointment of James B. Milliken as the University of California president:

“I extend my sincere congratulations to James Milliken on his selection as the next president of the University of California. With his deep roots in higher education, I know that the University is in good hands.

UC President Drake: The Strength That Built Us Will Sustain Us

Cody Kitaura — April 23, 2025 - 1:16pm

UC President Michael V. Drake issued the following statement today (April 23):

Dear University of California community,

The last several months have challenged our university community in many ways. We find ourselves in a moment that requires us to navigate a great deal of uncertainty every day. This is not easy, and I know that many of you are understandably anxious about what is happening around you. In times like these, it’s important to reflect on why we are all here and all the good we do at the University of California.

Statement from Chancellor Gary S. May on Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

Cody Kitaura — April 21, 2025 - 10:44am

Updated April 27: As of late Saturday, April 26, the Department of Homeland Security has reinstated the F-1 visa status for all 23 �鶹app�� students and recent graduates whose status was terminated earlier in the month.

Chancellor Gary S. May issued the following statement today (April 5):

This week, we learned through our Services for International Students and Scholars unit that the federal government terminated the eligibility of many international students across the country to stay in the U.S.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Aggie Square Opens a New Era of Innovation and Connection

Cody Kitaura — April 18, 2025 - 11:35am

To the �鶹app�� community:

CHANCELL-ING: The Risks of Federal Research Funding Cuts

Cody Kitaura — April 07, 2025 - 8:00am

At �鶹app��, one of our defining goals is enabling research that transforms lives and communities, right here in our city and around the world.

Statement from Chancellor Gary S. May on April 3 Incident

Cody Kitaura — April 04, 2025 - 8:58am

Chancellor Gary S. May issued the following statement today (April 4):

I want to unequivocally denounce the violence that occurred yesterday on the �鶹app�� campus during a student-sponsored event. What happened was appalling and completely unacceptable. There is zero tolerance for violence on our campuses — zero.