California
June 26, 2026 8:33 a.m.
This post was updated June 26 at 10:19 a.m.
Californians will vote on a bond that would allocate $350,000,000 to new affordable student housing projects in the November election.
Senate Bill 417 – the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 – passed the California State Senate and was approved by Gov.
By Lauren Trautenberg and Alexis Muchnik
California
June 16, 2026 9:08 p.m.The California State Legislature approved a state budget Monday to increase the UC’s funding by approximately $350 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
Legislators will negotiate with Gov.
By Lilly Leonhardt
A Closer Look
June 7, 2026 3:46 p.m.UCDC program connects students to US politics at Capitol
This post was updated June 7 at 9:19 p.m.
UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding.
By Vivian Stein
Higher Education
June 7, 2026 3:28 p.m.Students, faculty react to UC President James Milliken’s 1st 10 months in office
UC President James Milliken took the helm of the University 10 months ago, immediately after the federal government froze $584 million of UCLA’s research grants.
Since then, the UC has been sued by the Department of Justice three times, seen a proposed increase in state funding and reached contracts with four of its unions.
By Josephine Murphy
California
June 7, 2026 12:40 p.m.Progress toward full repatriation of Indigenous items differs across UC
Progress toward full repatriation of Native American cultural items, as required by state law, varies greatly across the UC system.
UCLA has repatriated 58,482 items – about 92% of the 63,897 in its possession – as of February 2026, according to the UC’s website.
By Rune Long
Higher Education
May 27, 2026 2:37 p.m.Hundreds of UC faculty call to reinstate SAT, ACT requirements for STEM applicants
This post was updated May 28 at 12:04 p.m.
More than 600 UC faculty are calling on the University to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate STEM applicants, alleging that students are not prepared enough for college-level coursework.
The faculty signed on to a letter asking the UC Board of Regents, the UC Office of the President and Academic Senate leadership to require undergraduate STEM applicants to submit an SAT or ACT math score, beginning with the 2027-28 admissions cycle.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
May 25, 2026 11:44 p.m.IT employees across UC vote to join UPTE-CWA 9119 union
This post was updated May 27 at 12:30 p.m.
More than 2,000 information technology and technical employees across the UC unionized Thursday.
The employees voted to unionize with University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which now represents about 8,400 workers in its technology bargaining unit – forming the largest union of its kind in the United States, a union spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
By Delilah Brumer
California
May 22, 2026 8:32 a.m.AFSCME Local 3299 employees vote to ratify contract
This post was updated May 22 at 12:29 p.m.
A union that represents more than 40,000 workers – and that has been in negotiations with the UC for more than two years – voted to ratify a contract with the University on Friday.
By Alexis Muchnik
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