Pro-Israel protesters demonstrate in Dickson Plaza in April 2024. UC President Michael Drake announced in a Wednesday letter that student governments at all UC campuses are banned from boycotting companies associated with Israel. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 6 at 7:34 p.m.
UC President Michael Drake announced in a Wednesday letter that student governments at all UC campuses are banned from boycotting companies associated with Israel.
This post was updated July 6 at 8:03 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California State Legislature reached a final state budget agreement June 24 that will not reduce UC funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
This post was updated July 6 at 7:42 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice launched an investigation against the UC on Thursday, citing concerns that the University may have engaged in race and sex-based employment discrimination.
The California State Legislature rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed funding cuts to the UC in its June 9 revision of the state budget.
The legislature passed a state budget amounting to $325 billion Friday, rejecting Newsom’s proposed cuts of $129.7 million to the UC.
Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country.
The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press.
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.
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