University of California

UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2025-26 state budget proposal

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (Jan. 10) issued the following statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2025-26 budget: The University of California, the UC Board of ...
University of California

UC statement on 2025-26 final state budget

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (June 28) on the state’s FY 2025-26 budget: We’re grateful that the state’s final budget retains ...
The San Bernardino Sun

UC abandons its ‘diversity statement’ requirement for faculty

It’s likely that most Californians have never heard of the Levering Act, passed by the California Legislature in 1950, but it symbolized the state’s political orientation in the post-World War II era.
Los Angeles Times

As Trump attacks DEI, UC bans ‘diversity statements’ in faculty hiring

UC will ban campuses from requiring faculty job applicants to submit “diversity statements,” as DEI programs are under fire by the Trump administration. The statements were short essays in which ...