This post was updated Sept. 28 at 12:23 p.m.
Students and staff were evacuated from Kerckhoff Hall Monday afternoon after fire alarms went off in the building.

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 7:43 p.m.
The University of California has officially refused to recognize an initiative aiming to form a student researchers’ union but excluded graduate students on fellowships and traineeships as part of the union.

This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:49 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jose Hernandez to the University of California Board of Regents, according to a press release Friday.

After a year of online school, students are eager to return to campus this fall. But the reality for many students is that the cost of higher education remains out of reach for those who struggled before – and because of – the COVID-19 pandemic.

This post was updated July 25 at 7:48 p.m.
The University of California Board of Regents approved a systemwide multiyear plan that increases tuition and student fees to the incoming class of undergraduate students and all graduate students starting fall 2022. 
Under the new plan, tuition costs and fees can see yearly adjustments tied to inflation for the incoming class of undergraduate students.

This post was updated Aug. 12 at 8:41 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents appointed Marlenee Blas Pedral as the 2022-2023 UC student regent Wednesday.
Blas Pedral, a first-generation, rising second-year UC Berkeley law student, is the 48th student regent and will serve as the student regent-designate in discussions for the upcoming academic year, according to a University of California Office of the President press release.

This post was updated July 18 at 8:43 p.m.
A United States District Court judge ruled Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was unlawfully implemented under the administration of former President Barack Obama.

This post was updated July 18 at 6:24 p.m.
The University of California announced Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all students returning to campus in the fall. 
The UC will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated with few exceptions, despite all COVID-19 vaccines being allowed for emergency use, said UC Office of the President in a statement Thursday. 
The policy states proof of vaccination will be required two weeks prior to returning to campus.

UCLA students can obtain self-administered COVID-19 tests via on-campus vending machines starting July 12, according to a campuswide email Friday.
COVID-19 test kit vending machines are located in 12 spots on campus including Pauley Pavilion, Ackerman Union, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Haines Hall, the UCLA School of Law, Murphy Hall, La Kretz Hall, the Neuroscience Research Building, UCLA Facilities Management and the Center for Health Sciences.

The University of California announced Cecilia Estolano as the 2021-2022 UC Board of Regents chair in a press release Thursday.
The 2020-2021 Board of Regents approved Estolano’s chair nomination in their May meeting, and her term begins effective July 1. 
Estolano previously served as the UC Board of Regents vice chair and was appointed to the board in August 2018 by former California Gov.