University of California statement on filing of amicus briefs in support of DACA
UC Office of the President and UC Board of Regents
October 4, 2019
On September 27, 2019, the Regents of the University of California filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind DACA. Since then, hundreds of corporations, national security experts, colleges and universities, and members of Congress, among others, have filed amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs in support of DACA.
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Defending DACA today at the Supreme Court
UC Newsroom
October 4, 2019
The University of California is appearing today before the Supreme Court to fight for the future of nearly 700,000 young people who came to the U.S. as children. Watch this space for live updates and to learn more about the case.
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Told she’d never go to college, this San Diego lawyer is now a border angel helping other immigrants
KTLA
September 23, 2019
A UC San Diego alum is a practicing attorney because of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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DACA students risk everything to become doctors
Association of Medical Colleges
September 17, 2019
Nearly 200 undocumented students and residents are training in U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals.
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Nobelist Schekman on the value of public higher ed
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman is a UC Berkeley professor and a UCLA alumnus. From the pinnacle of achievement, Schekman credits public higher education as the foundation of his success. Schekman will participate in UC's Graduate Research Day, calling for more student support.
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Students use alternative spring break to grow
UCLA
March 24, 2014
There are plenty of UCLA students who are spending the week of spring break enhancing their suntans and frolicking at traditional meccas of fun to decompress. But spring break also represents another kind of opportunity for students who have opted to travel to other destinations. Think Detroit.
At the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, 10 graduate students have chosen to spend the week in the downtrodden Motor City to learn firsthand from city officials and leaders about the pain of insolvency and collapse of urban infrastructure.
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The president's coming to commencement!
UC Irvine
March 20, 2014
Months of petitioning paid off: President Obama will speak at UC Irvine's commencement this spring.
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University of California statement on filing of amicus briefs in support of DACA
October 4, 2019
On September 27, 2019, the Regents of the University of California filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind DACA. Since then, hundreds of corporations, national security experts, colleges and universities, and members of Congress, among others, have filed amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs in support of DACA.
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Statement from UC President Janet Napolitano on filing Supreme Court brief on DACA
September 27, 2019
The University of California today filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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UC admits all-time record number of freshmen, transfer students
July 22, 2019
The University of California announced today (July 22) that it has offered an all-time record number of incoming students a spot on at least one of its nine undergraduate campuses for the 2019-20 academic year.
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UC statement on immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
July 14, 2019
University of California President Janet Napolitano issued the following statement today (July 14): Large-scale immigration raids are designed to strike fear in our immigrant communities, and the University of California will not be a willing participant in them.
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Spotlight on the UC Davis student experience — from the student's point of view.