Video: The University of California celebrates America’s 250th year
July 6, 2026 •
As Americans gathered last week to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, President Milliken reflected on America at 250 years and UC’s essential contributions to advancing opportunity and innovation in our country.
Watch the video below:
Join President Milliken for a special event: This Thursday, July 9, at 12 p.m. (PT), President Milliken will feature Beverly Gage, Ph.D., John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History at Yale University, for a special conversation, The American Experiment at 250: History, Higher Education, and the Road Ahead. Register here to join us.
Learn more about our university’s role in U.S. history at UC’s America 250 website.
Tags: America 250, President Milliken
