UC President Janet Napolitano told regents in their opening session that “understandable uncertainty and consternation” about Trump had prompted her and the chancellors to reaffirm their commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity in a public statement shortly after the election… Trump’s election also has UC officials anxious about the system’s finances. The university receives more than $8.5 billion in federal dollars for education, research and healthcare — a significant chunk of the system’s $25-billion budget. Federal funds are UC’s single largest source of research dollars, amounting to more than $3 billion… Albert Lemus, a non-voting regent-designate, asked Falle how many federal dollars could be at risk if UC chose to become a “sanctuary campus” protecting those in the country without legal sanction. “I suspect all of it could be at risk,” Falle said.

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by Teresa Watanabe, The Los Angeles Times.

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