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Communication

Our Commitment to Diversity & Equity

The Department of Communication continually strives for an intellectually vibrant community committed to all dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage diversity in our perspectives and scholarship, we pursue equity in our shared decision making, and we promote inclusion in the classroom, laboratory, and broader community. In doing so, we affirm our shared duty to uphold the values expressed in the University of California, Davis Principles of Community, grounded in our recognition of the dignity inherent in every human being.

Department News

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2025 Communication Senior Awards

  • by Richard W Huskey
 

Every year, high performing Communication Seniors are recognized by Communication faculty for their outstanding achievements, which include both academic and extracurricular activities. Moreover, among these high achieving students, one student is selected as Outstanding Senior.

Orange Cluster CAO Jessie Murray Receives UC Davis Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

  • by Katharina E Lenz
 Orange Cluster CAO Jessie Murray Receives UC Davis Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

Jessie Murray, Chief Administrative Officer of the Orange Cluster, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award for Exceptional University Management—the highest staff recognition at UC Davis. 

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In Memoriam: John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus

  • by Katharina E Lenz
 In Memoriam: John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus

It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus. John passed away in April at the age of 90. From 1966 through 2004, he was a dedicated faculty member in the Department of Communication at UC Davis and played a meaningful role in the department’s development over nearly four decades.

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