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RALLY

on the West Steps of the State Capitol

The UC Regents Must Rescind the New 2012 Admissions Policy!

  1. Assemblymember Mike Eng, Keynote Speaker
  2. Betty Williams, President, Sacramento NAACP
  3. C.C. Yin, Chair and Founder of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA)
  4. Linda Ng, Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) National Treasurer

February 10, 2010, Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Contacts:  Joyce Eng at 916-424-1374 (email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Tom Bhe (916) 335-4159 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


 

Petition to Rescind UC Regent's New Admissions Policy

Please sign our petition by clicking the "Box" below.  APAPA, Sacramento NAACP, Asian Bar Association of Sacramento, Sacramento JACL, Chinese Medical Association of California (CAMAC), Chinese New Year Celebration Association (CNYCA - 14 API Organizations) and many others support CEE's Petition to Rescind the University of California's New Admissions Policy that was approved with little or no transparency.

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Senator Protem Darrel Steinberg, Assemblymember Mike Eng, Assemblymember Paul Fong, Assemblymember Ted Lieu, Assemblymember Dave Jones, Assemblymember Van Tran and Assemblymember Jim Neilsen have signed the petition.

 

CEE Meets with Acting Lt. Gov. Mona F. Pasquil at Sinag-Tala's 20th Anniversary.

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CEE met with Acting Lieutenant Governor Mona F. Pasquil at Sinag-Tala (Filipino Cultural Event) 20th Anniversary on December 5, 2009.  Over 100 persons signed the petition to Rescind the Admissions Policy that was approved by the UC Regents on February 5, 2009.
 

Chris Webber Signs Petition

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All-Star NBA Basketball Player, Chris Webber signed the petition on January 9, 2010.
 

Impact of Newly-Adopted UC Freshman Admission Policy on California Public High School Graduates

Background:

In February 2009 the UC Board of Regents adopted a new freshman admission policy that vastly expands the applicant pool and significantly reduces the historic guarantee of freshman admission for UC-eligible high school graduates from the top 12.5 percent of the California graduating class to the top 10 percent.  This new policy is slated to take effect for the fall 2012 freshman class.  In doing so, the Regents initiated a major structural change to the California Master Plan for Higher Education, established in 1960.

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