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University of California Ends Use of Diversity Statements in Hiring Faculty

March 20, 2025 5:00 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:57 pm

The University of California announced late on Wednesday that they would be ending the requirement that diversity statements be used in hiring, becoming the latest move away from diversity-based hiring and applying measures at the UC system. According to a...

Offshoring California University Contracts

February 15, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 15, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Public Contract Code, there is a general prohibition of “offshoring” University of California and California State University contracts under Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 3.9. Section 12147 prohibits the UC and CSU from contracting for services with...

White, Asian Students Sue University Of California Over Racial Discrimination

February 4, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 4, 2025 2:46 am

The group Students Against Racial Discrimination sued the University of California system on Monday, alleging that UC is still not selecting students in a “color-blind manner” despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that race cannot be used as...

Legal Challenges Expected over Slave Descendant Priority College Admission Bill

January 30, 2025 6:33 pmJanuary 30, 2025 6:33 pm

A bill based on a Reparations Task Force suggestion that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) faced growing challenges this week following multiple lawyers saying that...

CA Lawmakers Look At Giving Reparations Bills Another Shot In 2025 Following Failure In 2024

December 30, 2024 4:19 pmDecember 30, 2024 4:19 pm

Reparations advocates are looking at 2025 to be the year that key reparations bills are passed, with some to pave the way for larger monetary reparations in the future. Following the George Floyd incident and a renewed call for reparations...

New Bill Introduced to Give Admission Priority for Slave Descendants At UC, CSU

December 2, 2024 5:06 pmDecember 2, 2024 5:06 pm

Efforts to add more reparations laws to the books in California in 2025 began on Monday when Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) introduced a new bill based on a Reparations Task Force suggestion that would give admission priority to the...

University Of California President Michael Drake Will Step Down at End of the Academic Year

July 31, 2024 2:48 pmJuly 31, 2024 2:55 pm

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday that he will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year after less than five years in the post. Drake, a long-time University administrator, began his career...