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First initiative qualifies for the 2028 ballot in California

An initiative to establish a first-time homebuyer down payment loan program for University of California staff qualified for the Nov. 7, 2028 ballot in California.

Ballotpedia · Oct 6

Announcement of The Shaw Laureates 2026

HONG KONG, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --The Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded in equal shares toKen'ichi NomotoEmeritus Professor and Visiting Senior Scientist of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Japan andStanford WoosleyProfessor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz,…

AAP · May 27

The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop

A mixed-reality exhibit celebrating Ohlone culture has launched at University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science

The Independent UK · May 20

Judge Blocks Trump's $1.2 Billion 'Extortion' of UCLA: 'Campaign to Purge Woke Viewpoints'

A federal judge blocked Trump's $1.2 billion fine against UCLA and funding cuts to the University of California, ruling the administration is unconstitutionally trying to "purge woke viewpoints" from universities. Faculty groups won the first major legal victory after forcing release of secret settlement demands.

International Business Times · Nov 18, 2025

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California

A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked the Trump administration from immediately cutting funding to the University of California over claims the school system allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimination

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Scott Galloway says he’s a product of big government: ‘Taking bets on unremarkable people pays off’

Galloway credits UCLA for his success, despite an initial rejection: “California taxpayers and the regents of the University of California saved my ass.”

Fortune · Nov 6, 2025

Court lets stand ruling that says UC's ban on hiring students without legal status is discriminatory

The California Supreme Court has let stand a lower-court ruling that the University of California’s policy barring students without legal status in the US from campus jobs is discriminatory and must be reconsidered

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration

University of California faculty, staff and student organizations and labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the federal government is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the university to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Exclusive: U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue, Lutnick says

The administration wants to capture potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in future upside from the work of scientists.

Axios · Sep 10, 2025

Unions Are Shrinking Nationwide — But Not in California

Organizing here is holding strong, showing what’s possible even as Trump 2.0 makes the fight harder.

Capital & Main · Aug 29, 2025