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Higher Education
Aug. 11, 2026 10:27 p.m.
Kerckhoff Hall, which frequently stands in for the Harvard University campus in movies and TV shows, is pictured. The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration. (Brighton Ludwig/Daily Bruin)
The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard University’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration.
The University was one of 36 colleges and universities that signed the brief, which urges the First Circuit Court of Appeals to side with Harvard in its lawsuit to restore the nearly $2.2 billion in research grants that the federal government suspended in April 2025.
By Savannah Cunningham
Academics
Aug. 8, 2026 9:33 p.m.This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:37 p.m.
The UC’s decision to reconsider standardized testing requirements has reignited a debate over students’ readiness.
More than 3,000 UC STEM faculty members signed a May letter calling on the University to reconsider standardized testing amid concerns about students’ preparedness in math, writing and verbal reasoning.
By Lauren Trautenberg
California
Aug. 2, 2026 12:47 p.m.Undocumented students push for UC job opportunities, citing California court ruling
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:52 p.m.
Diego Castro Gomez was accepted to graduate school at UC Merced in 2022.
“My dream was to always pursue grad school, potentially become a professor one day,” said Gomez, who is undocumented.
By Sarah Soroosh Moghadam
Higher Education
July 29, 2026 7:11 a.m.UC admits record number of California residents as first-year students for 2026-27 cycle
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:49 p.m.
The UC admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for the 2026-27 admissions cycle, according to data released Wednesday.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
July 18, 2026 3:12 p.m.UC regents discuss $350 million funding increase, cuts to scholarships
This post was updated July 25 at 1:55 p.m.
While Gov. Gavin Newsom increased the UC’s state funding for the upcoming fiscal year, the approved budget also included cuts to scholarships, the UC Board of Regents said.
By Saya Mueller
Higher Education
July 14, 2026 7:26 p.m.UC Academic Senate to decide on recommending SAT, ACT reinstatement by June 2027
This post was updated July 20 at 12:21 a.m.
The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday.
UC Regents Chair Maria Anguiano announced the decision during its July meeting at UC San Francisco.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
July 14, 2026 1:13 p.m.Jordan Roiland named 2027-28 UC student regent, first medical student to serve
This post was updated July 20 at 12:11 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents appointed Jordan Roiland to be the 2027-28 student regent Tuesday.
Roiland, who is the first medical student to serve in the role, earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics & statistics and biochemistry from Stony Brook University and earned a Master of Science in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2025.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
July 13, 2026 8:27 p.m.UC board rescinds original timeline to reconsider SAT, ACT in admissions
A UC faculty board decided Friday to indefinitely repeal its original timeline for considering if the University should use standardized testing in first-year undergraduate admissions.
The UC Board of Admissions and Relations announced in June that it would establish two work groups during the 2026-27 academic year to consider reinstating SAT and ACT requirements, after hundreds of faculty called on the University to bring back the tests.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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