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President Drake outlines federal and state budget pressures, UC actions and leadership transitions
Summary
In opening remarks President Drake summarized state budget work, federal 'skinny' budget threats, research funding impacts, recent SEVIS restorations for students and upcoming leadership transitions, including the Regents' confirmation of JB Milliken as incoming UC president.
President Drake used his remarks at the Regents meeting to summarize fiscal headwinds at the federal and state levels, actions taken to assist students affected by recent SEVIS disruptions and to note leadership transitions at the university.
Drake said he is "personally very grateful to the governor for our partnership" and noted the May revision of the state budget would be released the same day. He warned of federal funding pressure: "The federal administration released its fiscal 2026 so called skinny budget proposal, which would cut $163,000,000,000 in nondefense discretionary spending," and said such proposals could affect NIH and NSF investments that support UC research.
Drake also updated the Regents on the university's response to visa revocations and said teams across campuses and the Office of the President provided funding and legal referrals; "for our students, it was 157 of the 159 records were restored," he said. He thanked campus teams and the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center for support.
The board confirmed the appointment of JB Milliken as the university's next president starting Aug. 1, according to the morning remarks, and Drake praised the selection and thanked the search committee. He also thanked several outgoing Regents and chancellors for their service; no additional formal budget votes were recorded in the morning open session captured in the transcript.
