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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">My March
<a href="https://insideucr.ucr.edu/announcements/2025/03/31/chancellors-campus-update-march-2025">
message</a> to the campus highlighted many of the budget challenges UC Riverside is facing. One of the primary concerns has been the 2025-2026 California state budget.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">On Wednesday, Governor Newsom issued his revised budget for the Legislature. The revised proposal offered an improved outlook for the University, reducing proposed cuts at a
time when the state has faced many obstacles. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">This new proposal recommends an ongoing 3 percent cut, which is a significant improvement from the budget that was proposed in January.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Costs to the state have increased over the last few months. In light of these challenges, we are grateful for the confidence Governor Newsom has shown in the University with
his latest budget revision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-statement-gov-newsoms-2025-26-revised-budget-proposal#:~:text=Even%20in%20this%20difficult%20moment,like%20affordable%20student%20housing%20construction.">Here</a>
is a statement issued by University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Once the Legislature concludes its work in June, and UCOP sends us information about our allocation and the president’s decision on salary increases, then we will be able to
make decisions about the UCR budget for FY26. Stay tuned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sincerely,<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="102" height="76" style="width:1.0625in;height:.7916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DBC64F.FA026AA0"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
Kim A. Wilcox <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Chancellor
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