Regents

July 7, 2020

Michael V. Drake Appointed as First Black UC President, Succeeding Janet Napolitano

By Katherine Swartz

Drake is the 21st UC President and the first Black president in UC history.

July 7, 2020

Academic Council Recommends UC To Defund Police, Ban Police Firearms

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Academic Council centered the recommendations on statements they received from students and faculty across the UC System about anti-Black police violence.

May 22, 2020

UC Suspends ACT and SAT in Admissions

By Katherine Swartz

If a new test has not been implemented by 2025, the testing requirement for California students will be eliminated altogether.

May 12, 2020

President Napolitano Recommends Suspension of SAT and ACT

By Katherine Swartz

The ACT and SAT would be optional for two years, with testing requirements eliminated completely for two years after that.

April 1, 2020

UC Relaxes Admission Requirements Due to Coronavirus-Related Challenges

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The measures are temporary but could apply to students affected by the coronavirus pandemic “for future years as applicable,” according to the press release.

February 18, 2020

Janet Napolitano, UCSC Administration Warn of Termination to Striking UCSC Graduate Students

By Katherine Swartz

Napolitano said the UC would not re-open the union’s current contract nor would it agree to a COLA in addition to the current contract.

January 20, 2020

Students and Faculty Focus on Challenges Facing UCR During Search for UC President

By Heather Carr

While the UCR speakers raised similar issues as those at UCLA, many statements addressed challenges facing the campus specifically.

January 16, 2020

“The UC should strive for better”: Students, Faculty and Stakeholders Share Suggestions for the Next UC President at UCLA Public Forum

By Yiu-On Li

Students, faculty and UC system stakeholders sharing their advice, ideas and hopes for the type of president they would like to see next.

November 21, 2019

Graduate Student Accuses UC Regent Kieffer of Sexual Misconduct, Calls for Systemwide Policy Change

By Katherine Swartz

Ora said she chose to speak during public forum due to frustration not only with the Regents’ system, but the entire University of California process for investigating sexual misconduct.

November 19, 2019

“There’s no relying on mommy and daddy”: Foster and Formerly Incarcerated Students Share Their Stories With UC Regents

By Yiu-On Li

The Regents organized the discussion in order to hear from students within the UC system who were or still are in the foster care system or were formerly incarcerated.

September 19, 2019

Upcoming Year Will Be UC President Napolitano’s Last In Office

By Evelyn Spence

Napolitano, who announced her decision at the UC Regents meeting at UC Los Angeles, took over as UC president after former President Mark Yudof resigned in 2013.