Picket lines dotted with workers in union T-shirts hoisting signs and chanting into megaphones have become a familiar sight across UC campuses this year.
Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents over 37,000 service, patient care and skilled craft workers – and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents over 18,000 researchers and technical workers – struck four times throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.

This post was updated Jun 10 at 2:00 p.m.
James Milliken is no stranger to leading a university.
Milliken, who has worked in higher education since 1988, previously led the University of Nebraska, the City University of New York and the University of Texas systems.

The UC is considering transitioning all its campuses to a common semester calendar – but some faculty members are concerned about costs, workload and a lack of staff input.

This post was updated May 29 at 12:33 a.m.
The head of the Trump administration’s federal antisemitism task force said Tuesday that the UC should expect discrimination lawsuits.

This post was updated May 29 at 1:28 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee approved a tuition increase for 10 graduate programs at a May 14 meeting.

This post was updated May 29 at 1:31 p.m.
UCPD arrested around two dozen labor union demonstrators who staged a sit-in during a public comment session at the UC Board of Regents’ May meeting.

The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee announced at a meeting May 13 that the proposed UC Health budget will decrease for the upcoming fiscal year.