UC Office of the President |

UC expands its college-eligibility platform to San Diego high school

The University of California is continuing to expand its innovative online tool to help students better track their progress toward college eligibility. Hundreds of Morse High School students are among the latest to have access to UC’s Transcript Evaluation Service (TES), UC President Janet Napolitano announced today (April 18) during a rally at the school.

UC Berkeley |

Post-Elsevier breakup, new publishing agreement ‘a win for everyone’

The University of California has entered into an open access agreement with Cambridge University Press.

UC Office of the President |

UC to hold tuition flat for California residents in 2019-20 academic year

The University of California will hold in-state undergraduate tuition steady for the 2019-20 academic year, UC President Janet Napolitano announced today (March 6) at a Sacramento hearing on education finance. This marks the seventh time in eight years that the university has kept tuition flat for California residents, despite rising costs and growing enrollment across all UC campuses.

UC Berkeley |

Why UC split with publishing giant Elsevier

Universal open access to UC research and contained costs were important, unmet goals.

UC Office of the President |

UC and Reach Higher will host former first lady Michelle Obama’s 5th anniversary College Signing Day celebration on May 1

First College Signing Day event hosted by Reach Higher on the West Coast; festivities to be held at UC’s nine undergraduate campuses with marquee event at UCLA.

UC Newsroom |

UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement taps leading scholars to help drive vision, development

The UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement has named the members of its inaugural academic advisory board

UC Newsroom |

The nation’s best colleges for transfer students

UC leads the list of the nation's 10 best transfer schools.

University of California Admissions |

The UC application deadline is Nov. 30

REMINDER: The UC application deadline is 11:59 p.m. PST, Nov. 30! To apply online, click here.

UC Newsroom |

UC makes the grade for nation’s top green colleges

All nine UC undegraduate campuses included in Princeton Review's Guide to 399 Green Colleges.

UC Office of the President |

Advisory committee named for UC Santa Cruz chancellor search

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Oct. 26) announced the formation of an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the international search for a new chancellor to lead UC Santa Cruz. Board of Regents Chair George Kieffer also appointed five regents to serve on the committee.

UC Irvine |

California's first ‘active learning’ building opens at UC Irvine

The rules of college are changing: Students may now be required to talk to each other, check their cellphones and trade notes. 

UC Newsroom |

Celebrating the 2018 Oakland Promise Scholars

UC President Janet Napolitano has awarded college scholarships to five UC-bound Oakland students.