Regents

UC Regents recap: Regents vote to increase tuition, approve funding for UCSB housing

December 2, 2025 by , , and

The UC Regents voted to increase tuition costs based on inflation and approved funding for UCSB's East Campus Housing during its Nov. 18-20 meeting.
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UC Regent, former NASA astronaut José Hernández visits UCSB, student activists express dissent

April 30, 2025 by

Former astronaut José Hernández delivered a lecture in a packed Campbell Hall on April 29, sharing his journey from working as a migrant farmworker to becoming a NASA astronaut.
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Highlights of the Regents’ November 2024 Meeting

November 21, 2024 by , , , and

The Regents discussed UC Health community benefits, increases in out-of-state tuition, a diversity report, debt-free UC, campus climate and COVID-19.
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UCSB faculty share concerns on website free speech policy

September 5, 2024 by

On July 18, the UC Regents passed a policy banning academic departments from posting political statements on their website landing page.
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Highlights of the UC Regents’s January 2023 meeting

January 19, 2023 by , and

The Regents discussed the UC investment portfolio, the new multi-year compact with the state and Title IX initiatives.
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Yang announces $2B fundraising campaign, gives update on university happenings at UC Regents meeting

January 19, 2023 by and

UCSB anticipates it will move into the pre-approval “silent phase” of the campaign in the next year ahead of the campaign's public launch in 2025 following approval from UCOP and Regents.
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Associated Students forms new Commission on Culture, Arts & Joy Justice

September 23, 2022 by

CCAJJ aims to create a coalition for underrepresented cultural student organizations and unify activism on campus.
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UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

September 21, 2022 by , , , and

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.
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Chancellors Get Pay Raise: Recap of UC Regents January 2022 Meeting

January 20, 2022 by , , and

Here are the most important takeaways from the University of California Board of Regents’ first meeting of 2022.
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California Governor Appoints New University of California Regent: Jose Hernández

September 25, 2021 by

As a UC Regent, Hernández wants to make education affordable and accessible since families who want to send their children to college often face large expenses. 
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New Student-Regent Designate Marlenee Blas Pedral

September 25, 2021 by

Blas Pedral did her undergraduate education at UCSB as a first-generation student and global studies major, where she co-founded an A.S. political party called the Democratic Process Party. 
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UC Regents To Vote on Proposed Tuition Increases at Upcoming Meeting

July 16, 2021 by

The proposal, introduced at the Regents’ May 13 meeting, would increase tuition for the future class of 2022-23 by 2% from the previous class’s tuition plus inflation.
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UC Regents Discuss Proposed Tuition Increase Beginning in 2022

May 19, 2021 by

The plan proposes assigning a tuition and fee level to each incoming cohort of students and keeping that number flat for six years following enrollment.
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New Budget, “Eligibility in the Local Context” Program, Mental Health Awareness: Key Takeaways from UC Regents Meeting

May 19, 2021 by

The $960.6 million 2021-22 UC Office of the President (UCOP) budget marks an uptick of $98.6 million from the more conservative planning of the UC’s 2020-21 budget.
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New Study Recommends UC Suspend Standardized Testing After 2025

January 26, 2021 by

If a new test is not implemented by 2025, the testing requirement will be eliminated altogether.
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