Donations to a state fund for Cal Grant B awards have come in slowly, with just about $6.3 million collected out of a $500 million annual cap, according to the state treasurer’s office.

Researchers at UCLA are leading a new study that aims to obtain an accurate snapshot of the transgender population in the United States.
The yearlong study, which was announced earlier this week, will be the first of its kind to use random sampling methods to obtain data about the transgender community.

Student protesters disrupted a University of California investments planning meeting Friday at UCLA, calling for divestment from fossil fuel companies and companies some say are involved in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Student protesters disrupted a University of California investments planning meeting Friday at UCLA, calling for divestment from fossil fuel companies and companies some say are involved in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

State funding for the University of California has been falling for decades, in part due to a law that requires the state to give more than a third of its general funds to K-12 schools and community colleges.

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents approved the appointment of a new chief operating officer and compensation packages for two new executive positions but postponed a decision on a proposal to tie athletic bonuses to student-athlete academic performance at their bimonthly meeting Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents voted to move forward with Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to establish a committee to avoid tuition increases, and discussed the University’s sexual assault response and prevention efforts as well as student athletes’ academic performance at its meeting Wednesday.

University administrators will be presenting the first progress update in five years of the UC Commission on the Future’s recommendations Wednesday at the University of California Board of Regents meeting.

This post was updated on Jan. 11 at 5:52 p.m.
Gov. Jerry Brown released a record $113 billion state spending proposal Friday, which includes his originally planned 4 percent increase in base funding for the University of California, an increase that is contingent on tuition and nonresident enrollment remaining flat.

The recent appointment of Eloy Ortiz Oakley to the University of California Board of Regents has sparked concerns from some students and faculty about the UC’s priorities in higher education.