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California
March 5, 2026 6:00 a.m.
The California State Capitol is pictured. The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 5 at 9:45 p.m.
The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot.
By Josephine Murphy
California
March 4, 2026 11:07 p.m.This post was updated March 4 at 11:32 p.m.
Several student organizations have called for UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus in response to the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
By Mya Ward and Julian Duaybis
California
Feb. 27, 2026 9:28 p.m.Senate Bill 607 aims to authorize AI as research concentration at Cal ISIs
A state senator introduced a bill last month to formally recognize artificial intelligence as a research concentration at UC research institutes.
If passed, Senate Bill 607 would allow one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation – which are multidisciplinary research institutes on UC campuses – to add AI as a concentration.
By Jenna Saklawi
Campus
Feb. 24, 2026 8:45 p.m.UC and UC-AFT negotiations tentatively set to begin in March
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:37 p.m.
UC lecturers are tentatively set to begin negotiations with the University in March.
The unit of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers representing lecturers reached its current contract with the University in November 2021.
By Josephine Murphy and Delilah Brumer
National
Feb. 24, 2026 2:29 p.m.DOJ files lawsuit against UC for allegedly allowing antisemitic work environment
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:30 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed a hostile environment for its Jewish and Israeli employees.
By Josephine Murphy
A Closer Look
Feb. 18, 2026 10:33 a.m.UC agrees to send alerts on campus immigration enforcement activity
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 11:27 p.m.
The UC agreed to comply with a new state law requesting that it alerts students and staff about immigration enforcement activity on campus, the bill’s author said.
By Phoebe Huss
Higher Education
Feb. 13, 2026 9:53 p.m.Trump administration drops appeal of order blocking $1.2 billion UCLA settlement
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:18 p.m.
The Trump administration on Friday dropped its appeal of a decision that blocked it from demanding a $1.2 billion settlement from UCLA.
By Josephine Murphy and Victor Simoes
Higher Education
Feb. 13, 2026 7:41 p.m.UC UAW units vote to vote to authorize unfair labor practice strike
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:24 p.m.
Editor’s note: This post was updated Feb. 14 at 9:37 p.m. to clarify that the vote impacts three bargaining units of the United Auto Workers.
By Josephine Murphy
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