Board of Regents

UC President Michael Drake and Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib issued a statement Thursday about expanding “enriching” employment opportunities for students, regardless of their immigration status.

The UC system announced changes to the UC budget and policies in 2022 Multi-Year report, including a goal of adding spots for in-state students by the 2026-27 academic year. 

The UC system’s patent tracking system will be entirely replaced with a new intellectual property management system within the next five years.

On its final day of meeting, the UC Board of Regents discussed health spending plans, entrepreneurship and COVID-19 impacts.

UC Berkeley students usually share concerns about schedules, waitlists and grading bins on the first day of the semester. However, campus senior Hannah Bailey was more concerned with finding a desk to accommodate her wheelchair.

Berkeley City Council acknowledged sustainability efforts and discussed action plans to address Bay Area homelessness during its regular Tuesday meeting.

On Thursday, Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods, a coalition of Berkeley residents, won the right to sue UC Berkeley over the effects of increased enrollment. 

We will continue to fight for a COLA because of what the health crisis has revealed about how system administrators commandeer public education in the name of saving it.

We ask students to stand with workers across the UC system to ensure that all UC workers remain housed and safe amid the pandemic and beyond.

The partnership between the UC system and Dignity Health has been recently called into question over the health care provider’s denial of both abortions and gender-affirming care at some of its hospitals.