UC board of regents unanimously endorses aca 5, repeal of prop. 209

On Monday, June 15th, the University of California Board of Regents unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions a quarter-century ago. The votes from the governing board of the world’s preeminent public research university underscore the proactive need to help address systemic and perpetual inequalities in public education. 

UC has long been committed to creating and maintaining a student body that reflects California’s laudable cultural, racial, geographic and socioeconomic diversity. However, Proposition 209 has challenged the University’s ardent efforts to be equitable and inclusive as it seeks to attract the best and brightest students from all backgrounds, while ensuring equal opportunity for all.

Read more from the UC Office of the President and Institutional Research and Academic Planning.

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Image caption: The UC Board of Regents unanimously endorsed ACA 5, and the repeal of Prop. 209