University of California Senior Vice President of External Relations & Communications Meredith Vivian Turner released the following statement today (August 11) after a special meeting of the UC Board of Regents:
“Earlier today, University of California President James B. Milliken and Board of Regents’ Chair Janet Reilly convened an emergency meeting of UC’s Board of Regents to discuss a path forward after the federal administration suspended UCLA’s lifesaving research funding and demanded a devastating $1 billion settlement payment.
“UC’s leadership spent recent days evaluating the demand, updating the UC community, and engaging with stakeholders. Our focus remains on protecting students’ access to a UC education and promoting the academic freedom, excellence, and innovation that have always been at the heart of UC’s work.”