The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state. The Opportunity for All Act – or Assembly Bill 713 – would bar the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from denying students employment based solely on their ability to provide proof of federal work authorization. Read more...
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August 27, 10:12 pm
UC has increased reliance on tuition revenue due to funding changes, report finds
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 6:38 p.m. The UC has become more reliant on tuition revenue because of state funding fluctuations, according to a June report from a California research institute. Read more...
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August 25, 12:44 pm
UCLA pauses some international students’ work authorizations after ICE memo
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:20 p.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations after it received an Aug. 12 memo from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Universities suspected of using curricular practical training programs to create employment for international students instead of reasons required for academic studies could lose their certification to enroll exchange and international students, the memo stated. Read more...
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August 22, 10:19 pm
Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to review ruling on UC grant termination
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:07 p.m. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear an appeal to a ruling in favor of UC researchers who argued that it was illegal to terminate research grants based on diversity-related language. Read more...
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August 15, 5:41 pm
Student regent-designate Jordan Roiland wants to solve problems from the ground up
Jordan Roiland, the newly appointed student regent-designate, is looking to bridge gaps between students and the UC Board of Regents. The board appointed Roiland, a student in the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco joint medical program, to be the 2027-28 student regent at its July meeting, held at UCSF. Read more...
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August 14, 6:12 pm
UC introduces AI Buddy Program for staff amid learning, privacy concerns
The UC launched a new initiative in July that encourages staff to learn more about how to use artificial intelligence tools. The AI Buddy Program pairs UC Office of the President staff at differing levels of AI expertise to meet once or twice a week and learn from each other. Read more...
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August 11, 10:27 pm
UC joins 35 universities supporting Harvard against Trump administration
The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard University’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration. The University was one of 36 colleges and universities that signed the brief, which urges the First Circuit Court of Appeals to side with Harvard in its lawsuit to restore the nearly $2.2 billion in research grants that the federal government suspended in April 2025. Read more...