Stop suppressing our free speech rights

Please consider signing on to an open letter in support of the California Science and Health Research Bond Act. This bill places a bond on the 2026 ballot to create and fund the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award grants and make loans to public or private research companies, universities, institutes, and health care organizations in the State of California for scientific research and development.

On November 21, 2025, UC President Milliken reversed course and pledged to continue funding the hiring incentive for the Presidential Postdocs Fellowship Program. This represents a significant faculty organizing win. The UCLA Faculty Association thanks the thousands of faculty who signed letters, sent emails, and spread the word quickly! 

On September 30, 2025, we spearheaded a special meeting of the Legislative Assembly of the UCLA Academic Senate, which unanimously passed a resolution, 116 votes in favor and zero opposed, to request that Chancellor Julio Frenk share the Trump “demand letter” with the public.

On September 16, a coalition of 21 groups including the UCLA Faculty Association filed suit to stop “the unlawful threat of federal funding cuts not authorized by law to illegally coerce the UC into suppressing free speech and academic freedom rights, implementing harmful federal policies on the Trump administration’s behalf and otherwise violating the constitutional and state law rights of UC faculty, students, academic employees, and staff employees.” Our lawsuit was covered by the Los Angeles Times and more information is here and here. Also, on September 15, the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) filed suit to compel the UC to publicly share the Trump administration $1 billion…