Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 8, and let us know what you’d like the president to address.

On Oct. 18, the UC Board of Regents approved Katherine S. Newman, a nationally renowned academic leader and scholar, as UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Effective Jan. 9, 2023, Newman will

Silva is a communications leader with extensive experience in government, politics and the nonprofit sector.

The leaders of the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems issued a joint statement on behalf of DACA recipients.

The honorees include Marlenee Blas Pedral, Mary Tran, Merhawi Tesfai, William Carter and Deniss Martinez.

President Drake shares his priorities for the future.

“Throughout this rollercoaster of a year, UC Investments has done the slow, steady work of keeping our financial house in order.”

UC leaders have presented a plan to increase enrollment by 23,000 students over the next eight years — the equivalent of adding another campus to the 10-campus system.

President Drake praised the new appointees as bringing a wealth of knowledge and experiences to contribute to UC and its critical mission.