Press releases and statements

Thursday, May 16, 2024

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., statement on free speech and campus protests at UC Irvine

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (Thursday, May 16, 2024):

Friday, May 10, 2024

UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2024-25 revised budget proposal

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (May 10) issued the following statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 revised budget proposal:

Thursday, May 9, 2024

University of California campus guidelines on determining disciplinary actions

The University of California Office of the President announced today (Thursday, May 9, 2024) guiding principles for use by UC campuses in determining disciplinary actions.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

UC announces nationally-recognized firm will review actions that led to violent events at the UCLA campus last week

Today, the University of California announced that 21st Century Policing Solutions (21CP) will lead the independent investigation of the actions that led to violence on the UCLA campus last week. 21CP is a nationally recognized consultant known for expertise…

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