Press releases and statements

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Statement from UC President Janet Napolitano on American Dream and Promise Act

The University of California applauds the House of Representatives for passage of the American Dream and Promise Act and urges the U.S. Senate to swiftly take up the legislation and send it to the president for his signature.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

UC Santa Barbara first-generation student Jamaal Muwwakkil nominated as 2020-21 UC student regent

A University of California Board of Regents’ special committee has nominated Jamaal Muwwakkil, a UC Santa Barbara doctoral student in linguistics, to be the 2020-21 student regent, UC announced today (May 29).

Thursday, May 16, 2019

UC’s Chancellor Leland to retire; search underway for next UC Merced leader

A national search will commence for the next visionary to lead the University of California, Merced, following Chancellor Dorothy Leland announcement today (May 16) that she will retire from the system’s youngest campus at the end of the current academic year…

Thursday, May 16, 2019

UC Riverside Provost Cynthia K. Larive to become UC Santa Cruz’s 11th chancellor

The University of California Board of Regents approved today (May 16) Dr. Cynthia K. Larive as the eleventh chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. Currently the provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, Larive has served the UC community for nearly a…

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