Saturday, February 14

California bans legacy admissions at higher education institutions

A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025. Read more...

Photo: The University of Southern California is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed a bill banning legacy and donor-preference admissions at all California universities. (Courtesy of Matt Lin)


Students discuss divestment, nonresident tuition hike at UC Regents public comment

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling for the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, prevent antisemitism and freeze nonresident tuition. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UC People’s Tribunal for Palestine speak at the Nov. 12 UC Board of Regents Meeting. Members of the public urged the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, denounced tuition hikes and urged the UC to fund diversity initiatives at the public comment session. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA alumnus Robert Myers appointed to UC Board of Regents

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 2:53 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed UCLA alumnus and sports executive Robert Myers to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday.  There are 26 members on the Board of Regents, with 18 governor-appointed Regents, including Myers, who serve 12-year terms. Read more...

Photo: Robert Myers, whom Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed to the UC Board of Regents, is pictured. Myers was previously general manager at the Golden State Warriors. (Courtesy of All-Pro Reels/Wikimedia Commons)


Dining halls consolidate, limit hours as nearly 40K UC workers prepare to strike

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:35 p.m. Nearly 40,000 workers across the UC – including dining hall staff – could strike Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Workers with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents patient care and service workers – are pictured demonstrating. The union is set to go on strike Wednesday and Thursday across the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UC Regents discuss new student opportunities, policies to promote inclusion

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 1:03 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents introduced new academic opportunities and discussed diversity across the University at its Wednesday meeting. Read more...

Photo: UC San Francisco is pictured. The UC Board of Regents held its November meeting at UCSF from Tuesday through Thursday. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Board of Regents Health Committee reviews state of UC Health, plans for future

SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee discussed the state of the UC Health system and its impact on the California community during its November meeting. Read more...

Photo: UC San Francisco is pictured. The UC Board of Regents met at UCSF for its November meeting Tuesday through Thursday. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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