Court upholds Proposition 209, prohibiting affirmative action in public university admissions

California’s ban on affirmative action will remain intact after a federal appeals court ruled Monday that Proposition 209, which prohibits the state’s public universities from using race or gender as a factor in college admissions, is constitutional.

UC Board of Regents hesitant to endorse Gov. Brown’s tax initiative, citing insufficient support for UC

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents balked at the basics of a multi-year funding model tied to the governor’s tax initiative ““ a plan UC administrators have been negotiating with Sacramento for several months.