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Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our Faculty Forum on Friday, November 21st on digital accessibility. I’m especially grateful to Brad Starkey-Owens, our campus Digital Accessibility Program Manager from the Office of Compliance and Policy. Brad deftly answered questions from the more than 60 attendees, supported in Zoom chat in and during the discussion by accessibility experts in the room.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

On Friday, November 21st at noon (via Zoom), Academic Technology Services will be hosting a Faculty Forum on Preparing for ADA Title II Regulation Changes for Digital Accessibility.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our DOLCE on Friday, November 7th, 2025. We enjoyed two thoughtful presentations from our colleagues Marina Ellefson from Molecular and Cellular Biology and Victoria Cross from Psychology.

Regular DOLCE attendees should feel perpetually encouraged by the quality of the innovative, effective, and student-centered teaching that goes on at UC Davis. The video of the November DOLCE presents two prime examples.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Please register now to join us Friday November 7th at noon for our next DOLCE presentations and discussion. If you are unable to join us live on Zoom, please visit The Wheel in the subsequent week to watch the recording.

We will enjoy presentations by two DOLCE speakers.

Marina Ellefson

Talk Title: “A Tale of Two Classes: Structure, Engagement, and Outcomes in an Online versus In-Person Large-Enrollment Course”

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our Faculty Forum on Friday, October 17th on AI as a Teaching and Tutoring Tool. We were thrilled that 81 people attended this event, our greatest participation since immediately after the release of the tool ChatGPT.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

On Friday, October 17th at noon (via Zoom), Academic Technology Services will be hosting a Faculty Forum on GenAI as a Teaching and Tutoring Tool. We hope you will join us.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our DOLCE on Friday, October 3rd, 2025. With more than ten seasons of DOLCE behind us, we now look forward to every fall when we can welcome back two presenters and DOLCE audience regulars and newcomers.

This October we called upon two seasoned presenters from Evolution and Ecology, Susan Keen and Laci Gerhart, both fonts of innovation, wisdom, and sustained teaching excellence for many years.

April 2026 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series to be published during the fall of 2025, this post explores what accessibility means in practice and ways we can all contribute. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow "Quick Access" label at the end of the post.