José Roa sits at his desk in the career center talking to a UC Davis student.

From Combat to Campus

  • by Sarah Colwell

When José Roa graduated from high school in Woodland, California, college didn’t feel like an option.

“I didn’t think I was college material,” he said. “I just didn’t connect with school at the time.”

 

So instead of enrolling, Roa enlisted in the U.S. Army. What he found there changed the course of his life.

A collage of book covers featuring various titles and authors related to history and culture.

In Support of our Jewish Community 2023-24 Year In Review

  • by Laura M Cerruti

Antisemitism is a persistent and evolving form of hatred that affects Jewish communities worldwide — and it is not absent from university campuses, including UC Davis. Acknowledging this reality is essential to addressing it. UC Davis is committed to fostering an environment where Jewish students, staff and faculty feel safe, respected and able to express their identity and culture without fear of discrimination or harassment.

 

In Support of Our Jewish Community 2022-23 In Review

  • by Laura M Cerruti

Antisemitism is a persistent and evolving form of hatred that affects Jewish communities worldwide — and it is not absent from university campuses, including UC Davis. Acknowledging this reality is essential to addressing it. UC Davis is committed to fostering an environment where Jewish students, staff and faculty feel safe, respected and able to express their identity and culture without fear of discrimination or harassment.

 

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