Press releases and statements

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

UC offers admission to record-high number of California first-years as out-of-state admits decline

As part of its commitment to serve California students with a world-class education and top-tier faculty, the University of California announced today (Aug. 10) that it admitted a record 85,268 California first-years for fall 2022, a 1.2 percent increase from…

Friday, July 22, 2022

UC Board of Regents chair, UC president welcome new Regent appointments

University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib and President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (July 22) welcomed Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of four Regents to UC’s governing board: Dr. Elaine Batchlor, Carmen Chu, Ana Matosantos and Mark…

Thursday, July 21, 2022

UCOP to prepare report for Governor, Regents on status of UCLA athletics

Following the July 20 discussion on recent developments regarding UCLA’s athletic conference membership, and in response to requests from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of the University of California Board of Regents, the Board of Regents today (…

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

UCLA doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai appointed as 2023-24 UC student regent

The University of California Board of Regents today (July 20) appointed University of California, Los Angeles doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai to be the 2023-24 student regent.

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