MEDIA ADVISORY
Date: 1996-11-06
Contact: News Office
Phone: .(510) 987-9200
Email:
Subject: Passage of Proposition 209

The following information addresses the passage of Proposition 209, the California ballot initiative ending consideration of race, ethnicity and gender in state hiring, contracting and college admissions:

A message from President Richard C. Atkinson to the university community. A letter to campus chancellors from Provost C. Judson King. It provides guidance on implementing changes in UC programs and practices required under Prop. 209. A statement by Tirso del Junco, chairman of the UC Board of Regents.

###