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To support low-income students in colleges across the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the #CaliforniansForAll College Program.

The UC Board of Regents convened Wednesday at UCSF Mission Bay for the first time this year, marking the first regents meeting held during President Donald Trump’s presidency.

The UC Board of Regents will convene Wednesday and Thursday at UCSF Mission Bay to vote on a new operating budget plan, which includes tuition hikes for in-state and out-of-state students.

A law that would provide state funding for undocumented students currently ineligible for work-study opportunities under federal law was heard in the state legislature Thursday.

The conservative group Judicial Watch Inc. filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that the University of California is prohibited by federal law from giving in-state tuition and grants to undocumented students.

Undocumented students asked Chancellor Nicholas Dirks for more financial support and advocacy during his ninth fireside chat Monday evening.

After receiving specific information regarding the allocation of UC President Janet Napolitano’s $5 million initiative to aid undocumented students, campus administrators are developing a plan to divide up funds between programs and financial aid for undocumented undergraduates by the end of February 2014.