A note from President Drake about his decision to step down from his role as president at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announced today that he will step down from his role at the end of the 2024-25 academic year after five years leading California’s world-renowned public research university system. Dr. Drake was appointed as the 21st president of the University of California in July 2020, a position that became part of a 50-year career in higher education.

The University of California admitted the largest and most diverse class in its history for fall 2024, including big jumps in admission offers to California students, community college transfers and students historically underrepresented.

La Universidad de California anunció hoy (31 de julio) que ha admitido a su clase más grande y diversa hasta la fecha. Este logro se debe a los aumentos significativos en la cantidad de residentes de California, estudiantes subrepresentados y estudiantes transferidos de los Colegios Comunitarios de California (CCC) a los que se les ofrece admisión para el otoño de 2024.

The University of California announced today (July 31) that it has admitted its largest and most diverse class to date. This achievement is driven by significant increases in the number of California residents, underrepresented students, and California Community College (CCC) transfer students offered fall 2024 admission.

The UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health is the fourth school of public health in the 10-campus UC system, joining schools of public health at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego.

A unique pilot program focuses on writing for diverse voices, creating a new kind of space between a Hispanic Serving Institution and an HBCU.

The University of California Board of Regents today (July 17) appointed University of California, Los Angeles graduate student Sonya Brooks as the 2025-26 student Regent.

As AI gets more powerful and easier to use, UC researchers are finding ways to integrate these emerging technologies into their work, shortening the distance to solutions that benefit every Californian.

UC Santa Cruz will hire a project archivist and two new postdoctoral scholars to support development of Huerta’s archives.

President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to UC Santa Cruz alum Julie Packard in recognition of her work to safeguard the world’s marine ecosystems and her steadfast support of the University and its ocean conservation leadership.

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (Saturday, June 29, 2024) on California’s 2024-25 budget.