UC News

Juan Sánchez Muñoz, UCSB Alumnus, Named UC Merced’s Fourth Chancellor

May 22, 2020 by Max Abrams

Early in his career, Muñoz worked as a secondary school teacher, a community college advisor and served as a Marine.
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UC Suspends ACT and SAT in Admissions

May 22, 2020 by Katherine Swartz

If a new test has not been implemented by 2025, the testing requirement for California students will be eliminated altogether.
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Gov. Newsom Proposes 10% Reduction in UC Funding To Direct Toward Coronavirus Relief

May 15, 2020 by Max Abrams

January’s budget proposal had originally included $18.1 billion in total for higher education. But on Thursday, that number shrank to $16.3 billion.
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Newly Narrowed Title IX Regulations To Affect UCSB and the UC System

May 12, 2020 by Katherine Swartz

The regulations were approved by Secretary DeVos on May 6 and must be implemented at all educational institutions that receive federal funding by August 2020.
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President Napolitano Recommends Suspension of SAT and ACT

May 12, 2020 by Katherine Swartz

The ACT and SAT would be optional for two years, with testing requirements eliminated completely for two years after that.
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UC Davis Student Sues the UC Over Spring-Term Student Fees in Class-Action Lawsuit

May 2, 2020 by Max Abrams

Students who have paid “any fees” to the UC for this spring term are included in the lawsuit and will have their student fees reimbursed if the court sides with the plaintiff.
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UC Santa Cruz COLA Strikers To Submit Withheld Fall and Winter Grades

April 29, 2020 by Katherine Swartz

Around 80 UCSC graduate students who were dismissed from their spring TA positions are still without work.
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University of California Announces No Intention To Adjust Tuition Fees

April 10, 2020 by Holly Rusch

Tuition is set at a UC-wide level, and individual campuses do not have the authority to change it.
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UCEAP Suspends All Spring and Summer Study Abroad Programs

April 3, 2020 by Sanya Kamidi

It’s unclear how many students are still currently abroad, either due to travel restrictions or their personal desire to stay abroad.
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UC Will Not Fire “Career Employees” Due To Coronavirus Through End of June

April 2, 2020 by Katherine Swartz

Napolitano clarified that this does not mean that there will not be cutbacks on hours or layoffs for staff as part of “typical student and career employee summer staffing" adjustments.
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UC Relaxes Admission Requirements Due to Coronavirus-Related Challenges

April 1, 2020 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.
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Following Governor Newsom’s “Stay At Home” Order, University Aims To Curb Number of Employees on Campus

March 20, 2020 by Evelyn Spence

Individuals who cannot work from home and who are not “essential service providers” are eligible for paid leave.
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UC President Extends Employees’ Paid Leave With Executive Order

March 19, 2020 by Holly Rusch

Paid leave hours be used only in specific circumstances, such as if employees are subject to shelter-in-place orders, or if family members or themselves are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.
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