The University of California applauds the announcement today (Sept. 13) that the Mission Asset Fund, with support from the Weingart Foundation, will provide $500,000 in grants to cover the cost of renewing the applications of UC, California State University and California community college students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The University of California today (Sept. 12) issued a statement thanking Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Legislature for providing an additional $1 million in funding for UC’s Dream Loan Program. 

Mission Asset Fund has made $500,000 available to help those whose DACA permit expires before March 5, 2018 to renew by the Oct. 5 deadline. It’s the best way to ensure two more years of protection against deportation.

The University of California today (Sept. 12) sent a letter to the UC community containing guidance for students and other community members who are in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The letter, signed by UC President Janet Napolitano and all 10 UC chancellors, strongly urges DACA recipients whose permits are set to expire between Sept. 5, 2017 and March 5, 2018, to apply for a two-year renewal. Applications for renewal must be completed by October 5, 2017.

The University of California today (Sept. 11) issued a statement in support of the lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra regarding the DACA program.

This fall, about 30,000 new UC students will be among the first in their families working to earn a four-year university degree. Learn more about our systemwide effort to support these students by linking them with nearly 900 first-gen faculty mentors, special resources and more.

The University of California today (August 23) announced that all 10 UC campuses will join together this fall in a systemwide effort to connect first-generation students with faculty mentors who have walked in their shoes, and to facilitate access to resources to help these students continue to succeed.

A University of California Board of Regents’ special committee has nominated Devon Graves, a doctoral student at UCLA, to be the 2018-19 student regent and in a separate process, UCLA undergraduate Rafael “Rafi” Sands has been appointed to the new position of student advisor to the regents for 2017-18, it was announced today (July 3).

Scientists have pinpointed the exact location where a surfer gets the most speed and the best ride.

The University of California Board of Regents today (May 18) approved a policy on nonresident undergraduate enrollment that reaffirms UC’s historic commitment to California residents by limiting the proportion of out-of-state and international students at its nine undergraduate campuses.
 

From business to biotech, the university is attracting the next generation of students from all backgrounds.

A professor challenges students to share alternative stories of life in America.