Michael Drake

At the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, multiple measures were announced to address safety concerns following the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war.

Last week, the University of California finalized the Search Advisory Committee, which was created to find campus Chancellor Carol Christ’s replacement after she announced plans to retire in June 2024.

The UC Board of Regents met Tuesday morning to discuss Cal’s Pac-12 membership following a mass exodus of eight out of the 12 schools in the conference, six of which came last week.

The UC Board of Regents continued its discussions of UC workgroups and staff conditions at its Thursday meeting and announced notable student awards.

The Supreme Court effectively gutted affirmative action last Thursday, leaving the nation speculating on how race will play into college admissions in the future. 

The United States Supreme Court ruled today that race-conscious college admissions are unconstitutional, in a pair of cases relating to Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

The university selected a group of 28 UC doctoral and postdoctoral students for the fourth class of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows last Thursday. This select group will attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in late June.

Vandalism was reported at the Berkeley residence belonging to UC President Michael Drake on May 15, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Jessica Perry.

Newsom’s revised proposal now accounts for a projected $31.5 billion “shortfall,” or deficit, an increase from the governor’s January budget which estimated approximately $22.5 billion in deficit, according to the May revision.

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.