[Ucrfacultyandstaff] UC Riverside Washington Report

[UCR Communications]

*UC Riverside Washington Report, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025*

*An ongoing look at federal government impacts on higher education, the
University of California system, and UC Riverside.*

The U.S. Department of Education announced Sept. 10 the elimination
<https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-ends-funding-racially-discriminatory-discretionary-grant-programs-minority-serving-institutions>
of
$350 million in federal funding for programs that support higher education
institutions designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs),
Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).

Labor unions, faculty, staff, and student organizations have filed a suit
<https://democracyforward.org/updates/icymi-coalition-of-university-of-california-faculty-staff-students-and-unions-file-suit-in-defense-of-freedom-of-speech>
against the federal administration alleging unlawful justification for
terminating federal research funds.

*UCR updates*

The University of California has launched an advocacy campaign across its
10-campus system to spotlight the need to preserve UC’s life-changing
research. The campaign will feature weekly themes; the theme for this week
is medical research. UC Riverside’s Research Impact
<https://researchimpact.ucr.edu/> page this week features the university’s
research in stroke, Alzheimer’s, and chronic disease.

In a Times Higher Education article, Paul D’Anieri, professor of political
science at the University of California, Riverside
<https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/us-cuts-sign-things-come-trump-squeezes-funding>,
said small programs and classes in the humanities may be among the
casualties of a harsher funding environment under President Donald Trump.

*UC updates*

This week, UC President James Milliken wrote
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/letter-president-james-b-milliken-uc-community>
cautioning the 10 UC campuses about expanded federal action.

The University of California has launched the Speak Up for Science campaign
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-launches-speak-science-campaign-critical-research-faces-unprecedented-federal-threats>,
which aims to corral support for UC research funding among stakeholder
groups. Write your congressional representative, advocate for the UCs to
your neighbors, and/or download a “Speak Up for Science” Zoom background.

The UC Weekly Federal Update Brief
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/federal-updates/weekly-federal-update-brief>
addresses
a looming federal government shutdown and appropriations impacts for UC
research and student financial aid.

*From the UC Newsroom*:

o   Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented
federal threats
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/critical-research-hangs-balance-uc-faces-unprecedented-federal-threats>

o   New poll shows broad support for UC among California voters
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/icymi-new-poll-shows-broad-support-uc-among-california-voters>

o   Thrilling progress in brain-computer interfaces from UC labs
<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/thrilling-progress-brain-computer-interfaces-uc-labs>

*Updates from Partner Organizations*

Association of American Universities President Barbara Snyder writes
<https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/aau-president-opposes-administrations-decision-revoke-msi-funding>
elimination of federal funding for minority-serving institutions “will have
negative effects on millions of students as well as institutions that help
make our country strong and competitive through education and research.”

The Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities issued a statement
<https://www.aplu.org/news-and-media/news/aplu-statement-on-elimination-of-u-s-department-of-education-program-funding-for-minority-serving-institutions/>
asserting the Department of Education’s decision to eliminate MSI/HSI
funding is inconsistent with past Supreme Court rulings.

*In the Media*

Associated Press: University of California students, professors and staff
sue the Trump administration
<https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-university-of-california-lawsuit-a446496522cbaf0e33cc8eb8fd130a5d>

New York Times: University of California Leaders to Meet as Trump Increases
Pressure
<https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/us/university-of-california-berkeley-regents-meeting.html>

LA Times: It’s not just UCLA. UC president warns of Trump push into all
campuses and hospitals
<https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-15/uc-univeristy-of-california-trump-campus-investigations>

San Francisco Chronicle: California colleges hit hard as Trump
administration cuts HSI funding
<https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/trump-cuts-hsi-funding-california-uc-csu-21041898.php>

EdSource: Trump administration to end grant funding for Hispanic-Serving
Institutions, affecting many California colleges
<https://edsource.org/2025/hsi-funding-cuts-hispanic-serving-institutions/740445?utm_source=EdSource&utm_campaign=45d3e2abda-Special+Newsletter+-+Sept.+14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a54dc0b8a6-45d3e2abda-287275641>

Inside Higher Ed: Trump Administration Delays $660M for College Access
Programs
<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2025/09/12/trump-administration-withholds-millions-trio-programs>

EdSource: UC evaluating ‘every option’ amid Trump’s demands on UCLA
<https://edsource.org/updates/uc-evaluating-every-option-amid-trump-administration-demands>
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