Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

University of California

Omer Shem Tov speaks onstage during the humanitarian award dinner for Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav, presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center on October 30, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Simon Wiesenthal Center/AFP)
April 29, 2026, 4:19 am
UCLA student government censured after condemning event with ex-hostage Omer Shem Tov
University, Jewish groups and a sitting regent denounce student leaders for claiming freed captive’s talk ‘amplified one-sided narrative that erases systems of oppression and occupation’
By Andrew Lapin
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
February 25, 2026, 3:04 am
US feds sue University of California for turning ‘blind eye’ to antisemitism at UCLA
Trump administration accuses the state university system of not only ignoring but having ‘at times facilitated’ Jew hatred on campus and ‘systematically ignoring cries for help’
By Agencies
Demonstrators walk in an encampment on the UCLA campus after clashes between protesters demonstrating about the Israel-Hamas war, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
December 19, 2025, 11:57 pm
9 prosecutors quit US Justice Department en masse over ‘sham’ UC antisemitism probe
‘I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people,’ says lawyer involved in investigating Jew hatred at University of California schools
By Andrew Lapin
Archaeologist Thomas Levy with his new memoir 'The Boomer Archaeologist,' in Jerusalem in September 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
December 6, 2025, 2:01 pm
New graphic memoir traces how archaeology – and US academia – evolved over 50 years
In ‘The Boomer Archaeologist,’ UC San Diego Prof. Thomas Levy presents the story of his American dream, passion for research and love for Israel, while digging across the world
By Rossella Tercatin
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
September 23, 2025, 12:29 pm
US judge orders Trump administration to restore UCLA grants frozen over Gaza war protests
Over $500 million in federal funding to be restored after judge says suspensions likely ‘arbitrary and capricious’; on Rosh Hashanah, Trump vows to end ‘scourge of antisemitism’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Security officers stand outside a barricade as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
September 17, 2025, 5:49 pm
U of California students, staff sue White House after funding cuts over antisemitism
Campaign is part of several advocacy efforts to restore $1.2 billion in funds withdrawn due to alleged violations amid Trump administration campus crackdown
By Olga R. Rodriguez
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
August 13, 2025, 4:08 pm
Judge orders White House to reinstate part of UCLA funding it froze over Gaza protests
Ruling says Trump administration decision to suspend $584 in grants to university over antisemitism allegations violates an earlier injunction
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Demonstrators walk in an encampment on the UCLA campus after clashes between protesters demonstrating about the Israel-Hamas war, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
August 13, 2025, 6:51 am
California Jewish groups say Trump’s $1B demand of UCLA ‘doesn’t make Jewish students safer’
Jewish coalition states move will ‘drive a wedge between the Jewish community and other vulnerable groups that are harmed,’ lead to diversion of resources to combat antisemitism
By Andrew Lapin
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
August 2, 2025, 5:29 am
US administration freezes $339M for UCLA over rights violations, including antisemitism
Move comes days after the university reached $6M settlement with three Jewish students and a professor who were blocked from accessing parts of campus by anti-Israel protesters
By Olga R. Rodriguez and Collin Binkley
Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestinian US protesters wave flags from the second level of the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall after they took over the building at the University of California, Irvine, May 15, 2024, in Irvine, California. (Leonard Ortiz/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
July 4, 2025, 5:41 am
University of California reiterates ban on boycotts of Israel by student governments
University head Michael Drake says financial decisions by campus bodies must be grounded in ‘sound business practices,’ which boycotts based on nationality violate
By AP
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
December 21, 2024, 3:59 pm
University of California settles six antisemitism, three Islamophobia complaints
Five campuses resolve Title VI of the Civil Rights Act cases, majority of which involved antisemitism, anti-Israel discrimination surrounding pro-Palestinian campus protests
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
August 15, 2024, 4:07 am
UCLA criticizes ruling that pro-Palestinian protesters can’t exclude Jews from campus
US judge finds Jewish students were blocked from parts of university ‘because they refused to denounce their faith… a fact so unimaginable and so abhorrent’ to First Amendment
By Andrew Lapin
A UCLA graduating student holds a Palestinian flag during the commencement ceremony inside Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus, in Los Angeles, June 14, 2024. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)
June 16, 2024, 9:38 am
California schools hold graduation ceremonies with little disruption over Gaza war
Some students wear keffiyehs, peacefully walk out at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, as over 60 largely uneventful graduation ceremonies mark end to chaotic school year
By Reuters and ToI Staff
File - University of California academic workers with the UAW 4811 union stage a protest on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California, May 31, 2024. (Screen capture: X/ieUnionActivist, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 8, 2024, 8:43 am
Court orders UC academic workers to temporarily halt strike over war in Gaza
48,000-strong union argues members were mistreated in crackdown on anti-Israel encampments
By AP
Police officers clash with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) on May 15, 2024 in Irvine, California. (Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images, via JTA)
May 18, 2024, 1:29 am
Following crackdown on campus protests, U of California union authorizes strike
Facing first such Gaza war-related move, university system says striking over ‘non-labor related disputes’ is illegal
By Andrew Lapin
Load More
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.