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Response to Frenk’s State of the Campus Address
ByadminOn Tuesday, May 26, 2026, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s idea of our university sharply diverged from the reality we feel on our campus. His description of a “connected, impactful, and exemplary” campus does not match the experience of faculty, students, and staff, who have borne the brunt of last year’s attacks on higher education. We had hoped Frenk would acknowledge the serious problems on our campus, which stem in part from administrative failure to maintain our core mission. The illegal cancellation of federal grants, the threat of ICE on campus, the OneIT and Trellix debacles, as well as the administration’s…
We join UC-AFT in support of contract negotiations
UC-AFT, the union of lecturers and librarians at the UC, is currently in contract negotiations with the UC. We joined them at their rally on February 19, 2026.
Faculty join students in protest against ICE
On Wednesday, January 11, 2026, members of the UCLA Faculty Association joined in a rally of over one thousand people against the abusive actions of ICE in Los Angeles and in Minnesota. The rally was organized by the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association (USAC).
Community Science Day at the Paramount Library
On January 24, 2026, the UCLA Brain Research Institute, the UCLA Faculty Association, the Paramount Library, and the office of Assemblymember José Luis Solache held a Community Science Day at the Paramount Library. We were very happy to work together with Librarian Andrea Crow, Library Manager of the Paramount Library, to bring the excitement of science to families in Paramount. We were also very happy to work with Assemblymember Solache to build support for SB 895, principally co-authored by Assemblymember Solache, which will establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research.
Rally with UC Unbowed
On November 18, 2025 during the meeting of the Regents on campus, we joined UC Unbowed, a new organization of UC alumni, to call on the Regents to not cave to the demands of the Trump administration.
AAUP National Day of Action, November 7
On November 7, 2025, for the AAUP National Day of Action, we sponsored a panel discussion with Claudia Polsky (UC Berkeley Law) and Ariela Gross (UCLA Law) on the landmark Thakur v. Trump victory restoring $580 million in federal research grants to UCLA researchers and the next steps in the AAUP v. Trump case. Later that day we participated in the CUCFA Systemwide Town Hall, Fight for the Future of Higher Education, to discuss Trump’s threats to research, DEI, and healthcare, the erosion of shared governance, and how we can act together.

