Response to Frenk’s State of the Campus Address
On 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…