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UC President Napolitano calls upon academics to speak out in challenging times of ‘fake news,’ falsehoods
At the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) annual meeting today (August 31), University of California President Janet Napolitano challenged the higher education community to help the public distinguish between truth and divisive falsehoods, and to…
UC kicks off systemwide effort to support first-generation students with new report, website
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…
Letter from UC President Janet Napolitano on the violence in Charlottesville
University of California President Janet Napolitano today (August 14) sent a letter to the UC community in response to the violence in Charlottesville.
Statement from UC President Janet Napolitano on passage of SB 331
University of California President Janet Napolitano today (August 8) issued the following statement on Senate Bill 331, authored by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, sponsored by UC and signed by Governor Brown today. This measure allows campus-based domestic…
Statement of UC President Janet Napolitano on public university admissions
University of California President Janet Napolitano today (August 2) issued a statement on public university admissions.
University of California system honored for environmental, economic leadership
The University of California has been honored with the 2017 Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award in recognition of the UC system’s legacy of environmental and economic leadership. The award is presented annually by the California Council for Environmental and Economic…
Statement of UC President Napolitano about bipartisan vote to extend landmark cap-and-trade program
UC President Napolitano applauds Gov. Jerry Brown, Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon for their leadership and the California Legislature for its bipartisan vote to extend our state’s landmark cap-and-trade program.…
UC Santa Barbara’s Michael Brown appointed provost of UC system
The University of California Board of Regents today (July 13) approved Michael T. Brown, a veteran professor and administrator at UC Santa Barbara and former chair of the UC Academic Senate, as UC provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
UC names Alexander A. Bustamante chief compliance and audit officer
The University of California Board of Regents today (July 13) approved Alexander A. Bustamante as senior vice president and chief compliance and audit officer at UC’s Office of the President.
Admissions offers up, on track to enroll 10,000 more California students by next year
The University of California announced today (July 6) that some 70,000 incoming California freshmen and more than 21,000 in-state transfer students were offered a spot for fall 2017 on at least one of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.
New chair of the UC Board of Regents elected
The University of California Board of Regents announced today (July 5) that Regent George Kieffer has been elected by his colleagues to serve as board chair for 2017-18, effective July 1, with the first board meeting scheduled for July 11-13.
UC Board of Regents nominates 2018-19 student regent, selects first-ever student advisor
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…