As part of my Mandela Washington Fellowship journey, I had the privilege of moderating a profound panel discussion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the International Center at UC Davis. The session featured two remarkable experts: Joanna Regulska, vice provost and dean of Global Affairs and a distinguished professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at UC Davis, and Linda Amrou, an international human rights and immigration attorney with over a decade of experience.
Two faculty and one professional staff member have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
For the next six weeks, UC Davis will host 24 Fellows participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Representing 20 African countries, this is UC Davis’s eighth cohort since 2016. Fellows will participate in the Leadership in Public Management Institute at UC Davis, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Global Affairs encourages the campus community to reach out to this year’s Fellows for information exchange, collaborations and other networking now through the end of the institute in July.
During the spring quarter, the Institute of International Education (IIE) selected four UC Davis Hubert Humphrey Fellows to participate in the Community College Residency Program (CCRP).
The CCRP offered a one-week immersive learning and sharing experience at community colleges throughout the country, designed to meet the mutual interests and needs of both the Fellows and the colleges. This program facilitates collaboration, knowledge exchange, cultural awareness and engagement with students.
Mary Alurwar, international scholar advisor in Global Affairs’ Services for International Students and Scholars, received a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award for 2024-25.
A D-Lab course gives undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to gain real-world experience by pairing them with 12 UC Davis Humphrey Fellows, mid-career professionals from 12 different countries with developing and emerging economies.
As the only University of California campus to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship or the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship— and one of only five universities in the U.S. to host both, UC Davis provides global change-makers with vital and unique experiences that benefit the UC Davis community, each Fellow’s home country, and the world.
Rosani Matoso Silva from Brazil and Kara Roopsingh from Trinidad and Tobago are experiencing American culture for the first time as Humphrey Fellows in the 2023-24 cohort. Fellows are encouraged to enjoy activities outside of the program, and those activities often introduce them to American traditions or cultural events. Rosani and Kara wrote about two of their favorites from their Humphrey Fellowship experience.
University of California, Davis is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, UC Davis will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging Public Management leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Eight UC Davis students and alums were awarded prestigious Fulbright grants by the Fulbright U.S. Program. These students are traveling abroad in the 2023-2024 academic year to serve as English Teaching Assistants or international researchers.
