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A change in leadership and a golden anniversary mark the start of a new era – and vision – for the university

UCI celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, which also saw the investiture of a sixth chancellor, the Dalai Lama’s third visit to campus and a continued reign as the nation’s top ‘Cool School’

UCI was among more than 200 university and college campuses that signed the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge today at the White House to demonstrate support for strong climate action by world leaders. With less than two weeks until President Barack Obama attends the climate change conference in Paris, the U.S. administration is building […]

EVENT: Several hundred international and U.S. students remaining on campus for Thanksgiving can enjoy a luncheon feast served by UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman, Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham and others. WHEN/WHERE: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, in Pippin Commons at Middle Earth (G9 on campus map) INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Cathy Lawhon at 949-824-1151 […]

UCI’s Thomas Parham will urge Pico Rivera students to apply

Enrique Lavernia helps set campus on new strategic course, guided by lifelong belief in power of higher education

EVENT: The University of California, Irvine and Orange County United Way have partnered to form O.C. Working Together, which is hosting a daylong summit to improve and expand collective efforts to help the county’s least fortunate. UCI faculty and graduate students, O.C. United Way leaders, chief executives from O.C. nonprofits, religious leaders and elected officials will […]

The New York Times has named UCI No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students. The 2015 rankings were presented at The New York Times’ Schools for Tomorrow conference by David Leonhardt, editor of NYT website The Upshot, which first published the list in 2014. Last year’s rankings were highly influential, […]

25-year veteran of law enforcement most recently led force in Huntington Park

In March of this year, six undergraduate members of the UCI’s student-government Legislative Council passed a bill that banned hanging a flag from any nation in the common lobby area of the student government offices. The legislation was vetoed by the Executive Cabinet of the student government within days. This decision was not endorsed or […]