A letter to campus leaders from Katherine Newman, the UC provost and executive vice chancellor of academic affairs, is pictured. In the letter, Newman outlined changes to University hiring practices when it comes to diversity.(Zimo Li/Photo editor)
The UC announced Wednesday that it will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes.
The University has asked job applicants to explain how they would contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion at the university since the 2000s, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Two separate groups protested on campus Wednesday, coinciding with a UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA.
Around 40 pro-Palestine protesters, many wearing keffiyehs and masks, gathered outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to call for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military.
Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the University could harm student enrollment and education quality.
The UC is facing over $270 million in budget cuts for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which could lead to reductions in course offerings and academic support services, according to the UC website.
A panel of legal experts warned that recent federal executive orders threaten reproductive and gender rights during a UCLA School of Law event March 6.
The panel – hosted by the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, in partnership with Yale Law School’s Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice and Temple University Beasley School of Law – discussed issues in the growing fight for gender and reproductive justice under the new Trump administration.
President Donald Trump nominated Nicholas Kent as undersecretary of education, where, if approved by the Senate, he will oversee federal policies impacting colleges and universities.
William Purdy, a professor of education and information studies at UCLA, said Kent’s nomination signals a shift from the Trump administration’s previous approach to education, with the new administration focusing increasingly on university settings.
UC Artificial Intelligence Council launched a systemwide platform Feb. 3 to share AI-related news, guidelines and projects.
The site contains trainings, guides, ethical standards and information about AI research conducted across the UC.
This post was updated March 12 at 10:28 p.m.
Around 200 students and community members protested Tuesday afternoon against the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and graduate of Columbia University.
This post was updated March 7 at 1:30 a.m.
The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday it had opened an investigation into the UC over alleged antisemitic treatment of its employees.
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday that he will revoke federal funding from universities that allow “illegal” protests – and expel or arrest American students who participate.
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