News Brief. Wednesday, March 19, 2025 — 10:39 am. UC to freeze hiring amid threat of federal funding cuts. The University of California will soon freeze hiring systemwide as it prepares for possible budget cuts at both the state and federal levels, President Michael Drake announced Wednesday.

17,800+ UC students who receive Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants. 9,400+ UC students who participate in the Federal Work-Study program. Colleges and universities—including UC—that receive federal funding to help offset the cost of reliable and affordable on-campus child-care services through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program.

California officials on Friday braced for what they believe is a significant escalation in President Donald Trump‘s efforts to squeeze the state financially, possibly cutting off all federal ...

California researchers’ colleges and universities lost an estimated $273 million in National Institutes of Health grants. San Diego State University faces a loss of $26 million in terminated federal grants, but is appealing to have them restored. Federal funding disruptions affect research into mental health, HIV/AIDS and climate change.

When Catherine Hutchinson opened an email from Cal State management, it delivered a jarring message: the university system lacked the financial resources to honor contracts for salary step increases and cost-of-living adjustments, despite the state’s offer of zero-interest loans to assist.

California’s UC and CSU systems face challenges as U.S. Department of Education cuts impact DEI funding, student resources and research programs. Andrea Price Sacramento State The dismantling of ...

Federal funding comprised 33.9%, or $152.8 billion, of the state’s 2024-25 budget, according to the California Budget and Policy Center. The majority, or 75% of the funds went to support health ...

Columbia University disciplined dozens of students this week after its Judicial Board investigated pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Butler Library this year and at another campus location last year.

The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort that could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources. Agencies are being ...

Students sit on the lawn near Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, April 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)