UC Davis, which is pursuing designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, has been recognized as a top 100 university for Hispanic and Latino students in annual lists compiled by the Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.
Chelsea Chiv, Class of 2024, has been selected to receive a 2023 Merck Animal Health Diversity Leadership Scholarship from the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges.
Recently, Cathy Park Hong, poet, professor and author—most recently of the national bestseller “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”—spoke with Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Programs Dr. Karl Jandrey for the One Health Institute’s Try Harder, Be Better project.
UC Davis received a #3 ranking from Hispanic Outlook magazine for top schools for Hispanics in graduate STEM programs in the category Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and related fields.
Ruth Goins, a second year DVM student at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, was recently elected president of the Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE), a student-led organization promoting diversity. With diversity-building experience from a previous position, as well as her current presidency of a local VOICE chapter, Goins looks to continue that leadership as she transitions to the national level this fall.
UC Davis Veterinary Medicine is a community that prides itself on its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and understands that we are comprised of individuals having many perspectives and identities. The commitment to social justice through DEI is ongoing, with a mandate from the school’s strategic plan and direction provided by the Community Council.
