Public Affairs

  • Be ready to vote in March 3 primary election

    Tuesday, March 3 is California’s Primary Election. There are several important matters on the ballot, including primary elections for federal, state and local offices in addition to several local and state initiatives. Voting is a citizen’s fundamental right, and UC Santa Cruz urges you to let your voice be heard.

  • Both campus entrances/exits are open

    Today’s unsanctioned labor action by some graduate students and their supporters, with picketing and other activities at the main entrance of the residential campus, has concluded. Both the main and west entrances to campus are open.

  • Picketing near main entrance | campus open

    Some UC Santa Cruz graduate students have started an unsanctioned, open-ended labor strike today with picketing and other activities at the main entrance of the residential campus.

  • Opportunities for dialogue

    On January 27, Chancellor Larive announced two new programs to support our graduate students. Despite these efforts, we were disappointed that some of our TAs—200 of whom continue to withhold grades—last week threatened to escalate their activity to a full teaching strike.

  • Unsanctioned strike by some graduate students

    Some UC Santa Cruz graduate students have announced they will begin an unsanctioned, open-ended labor strike starting on Monday, Feb. 10.

  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus

    This letter serves to update everyone with accurate information obtained from the CDC and state communicable disease specialists.

  • Unsanctioned strike by some graduate students

    While campus leaders have recently been in dialogue with leaders of the Graduate Student Association to prevent escalating strike activities, the campus community should be ready in the event of strike activities Monday. 

  • Use of temporary Pass (P) grading

    Having received concurrence from the Academic Senate Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), I have asked University Registrar Sanger to make available the Pass (P) grade as an option for letter-graded undergraduates as an interim measure.

  • UC free speech fellows to be in dialogue on Feb. 6

    Two Fellows with the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civil Engagement will be visiting campus for a one-week residency.  Lara Schwartz, who teaches at American University School of Public Affairs in Washington DC, and Andrea Malkin Brenner, a sociologist, speaker, and an independent consultant, will be together for “Can We Talk: What makes…

  • Limiting non-essential travel to China

    To protect the health of the university community in the midst of a dynamic situation with the coronavirus, the UC Office of the President has directed that faculty, staff, and students should avoid all non-essential travel to China.

  • Campus health officials closely monitoring coronavirus

    UC Santa Cruz health officials are closely monitoring the coronavirus and, in coordination with county officials, preparing to manage any outbreaks in our campus community.

  • Campus health officials closely monitoring coronavirus

    UC Santa Cruz health officials are closely monitoring the coronavirus and, in coordination with county officials, preparing to manage any outbreaks in our campus community.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025