California lawmakers and students have highlighted the “Empowering California’s Future” initiative, which recognizes universities that serve Hispanic, Latino, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities, and provides economic security and funding for additional services within these institutions.
The Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning race-conscious admissions has led to a shift in enrollment patterns across American higher education, with declines in Black and Latino enrollment at the most selective universities and increases at public flagship and less-selective institutions.
California Senate Majority Leader Angelique Ashby has introduced the CalFresh for Students Act, which aims to streamline access to CalFresh benefits for college students, in order to improve student retention, degree completion, and overall campus well-being.
The Trump administration is demanding that universities take greater action to protect Jewish community members, placing federal funding at risk while reviving unresolved constitutional disputes over campus speech, and critics argue that these demands are extortionate and may be unconstitutional under rulings issued by conservative federal appellate courts.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Ohio State University from disenrolling a student over political speech, ruling that the school likely violated the student’s First Amendment and due process rights.
Immigrant rights advocates filed an emergency motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging Virginia’s in-state tuition law for immigrant students after state officials agreed to invalidate the statute without mounting a defense, potentially affecting the educational futures of thousands of students.
The University of California and UPTE-CWA 9119 have reached a tentative agreement, ending a 17-month long labor standoff and averting a potential strike of over 80,000 UC workers.
UC Davis has been ranked No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, and has also been recognized for its strong performance in other national rankings.
The University of California is facing a serious threat from the Trump administration, which is demanding concessions that would cede control of core university functions and compromise academic freedom, leading to a potential loss of significant research and other federal funding.
The decline in international student enrollment in US colleges and universities is expected to have long-term effects on the American economy and higher education system, with a 19% drop in enrollment this year and a potential 40% decrease, due to the Trump administration’s policies making it more difficult to obtain student visas.
UC College of the Law San Francisco’s Academic Village project provides a replicable model for creative, cross-institutional solutions to San Francisco’s housing crisis, bringing together universities, hospitals, nonprofits and other anchor institutions to co-develop affordable housing for students, faculty and staff.
Research and Public Service Professionals across the University of California voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joining the United Auto Workers in a bid to secure better working conditions and a stronger political voice.
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