It’s likely that most Californians have never heard of the Levering Act, passed by the California Legislature in 1950, but it symbolized the state’s political orientation in the post-World War II era.

As the U.S. Supreme Court opens oral arguments Monday on whether to strike down affirmative action, UC's long struggle to bring diversity to its 10 campuses offers lessons on race-neutral admission ...

The University of California banned the use of diversity statements in hiring in a controversial decision made unilaterally by the UC Board of Regents last month. While the letter does not mention the ...

UC will ban campuses from requiring faculty job applicants to submit “diversity statements,” as DEI programs are under fire by the Trump administration. The statements were short essays in which ...

UC admitted 100,947 first-year California students, up more than 7% from last year. Much of the growth was at the Merced and Riverside campuses, which dramatically increased admissions since last year ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. It’s likely that most Californians have never heard of the ...

It’s likely that most Californians have never heard of the Levering Act, passed by the California Legislature in 1950, but it symbolized the state’s political orientation in the post-World War II era.