Global challenges related to food, environment, natural resources and development have unequal implications within and across countries. Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) offers tools to inform policymakers and private entities on how to best address those challenges and related societal inequities. We, the ARE Department at UC Davis, strive to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) because diversity of perspectives is a key ingredient in effective teaching and mentoring, producing impactful research and contributing positively to our society.  

The DEI highlights of the 2021–22 academic year include the initiation of:

• the DIRECT program, a comprehensive program aiming to enhance and expand pathways to graduate training in economics and the professoriate for historically underrepresented populations,
• the departmental DEI committee charged with supporting, enhancing and coordinating DEI efforts in the ARE department through concrete, sustainable actions,
• the DEI data initiative to help the ARE department set DEI goals and track its progress.

The DEI committee is composed of faculty, graduate students, and staff. Current committee members include:

• Tim Beatty, Professor (Chair)
• Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Professor of Extension
• Christine How, M.S. student
• Kristin Kiesel, Associate Professor of Teaching and DIRECT director
• Seunghyun Lee, Ph.D. student
• Tiffany Loveridge, Outreach Coordinator
• Travis Lybbert, Professor and Vice Chair for Personnel
• Marcos Martínez Sugastti, Ph.D. student
• María Saldaña, Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Department Resources for Students

DIRECT Program

• DARE Fellowships
• GET Workshop
• Math Camp
• SET Program
• Student Café

Goal-setting Groups

Launching a Career in Research Workshop

Campus Resources for Students

• FAQ: UC Davis Student Resources
• On-campus Resource Centers and Services
• Center for African Diaspora Student Success
• Center for Chicanx and Latinx Academic Student Success
• Each Aggie Matters
• LGBTQIA Center
• Native American Academic Student Success Center
• SHCS "Counseling Corner" Podcasts
• Strategic Asian and Pacific Islander Retention Initiative
• Student Parent Resources
• TAO Connect
• Veterans Success Center

Campus DEI Resources

• Anti-Racism and Racial Trauma
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UC Davis
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Academics
• Diversity Courses
• UC Davis Principles of Community
• Women’s Resources and Research Center