This post was updated July 21 at 3:09 p.m. Faculty and students called on the UC Board of Regents to reinstate standardized testing requirements and support undocumented students at its July meeting. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents hears public comment at UC San Francisco. The board heard community members argue both for and against reinstating standardized testing for first-year undergraduate admissions at their July meeting. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 20 at 12:21 a.m. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday. UC Regents Chair Maria Anguiano announced the decision during its July meeting at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: An empty classroom is pictured. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated July 20 at 12:11 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed Jordan Roiland to be the 2027-28 student regent Tuesday. Roiland, who is the first medical student to serve in the role, earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics & statistics and biochemistry from Stony Brook University and earned a Master of Science in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2025. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Roiland and Miguel Craven attend the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco. Roiland, a medical student, was named the 2027-28 student regent Tuesday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:53 p.m. UC undergraduate degrees give students greater financial security and higher earnings compared to non-University degree-holders, according to a June study by the University’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department. Read more...
Photo: Two stacks of dollar bills are pictured. A UC study found that degrees from the University have a higher return on investment than those from other schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 26 at 3:42 p.m. Californians will vote on a bond that would allocate $350,000,000 to new affordable student housing projects in the November election. Senate Bill 417 – the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 – passed the California State Senate and was approved by Gov. Read more...
The California State Legislature approved a state budget Monday to increase the UC’s funding by approximately $350 million for the upcoming fiscal year. Legislators will negotiate with Gov. Read more...
Photo: The UC flag is raised. The California State Legislature approved a budget Monday that increases the University’s funding by approximately $350 million for the upcoming fiscal year. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. UCLA created the Associate Degree for Transfer Pilot Program in compliance with Assembly Bill 1291, which Gov. Read more...
Photo: The Transfer Student Center is pictured. A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)
