The decision ends a UC practice requiring job applicants to submit written testimonials about how they have worked to enhance diversity.

Some of the executive orders and proposed policy changes by President Donald Trump have threatened the institution’s “lifesaving research, patient care, and education support,” Drake said. On the state level, the 2025-26 California budget is poised to cut the UC’s funding by $271 million.

Staffers applying for roles at the university will no longer be required to submit a statement on how they plan to contribute to campus diversity.

Faculty, students and supporters at the University of California, Berkeley rallied on campus Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's actions and threats regarding college protests and curriculum.

Faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, protested the Trump administration's threats to cut federal funding from universities that fail to address antisemitism, following a similar $400 million funding cut to Columbia University.

Hundreds of faculty, staff and students gathered on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley to decry the Trump administration’s slashing of university research funding, its crackdown on diversity