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About Fund the UC

Fund the UC Logo Fund the UC is UCSA’s campaign to reform CA’s Prop 13 and seek additional alternative funding sources for the UC. Throughout the month of February, UC campuses are seeking students support for a Fund the UC postcard campaign, as well as hosting events to educate students on Prop 13 reform.

Fund the UC is committed to long term funding solution for Higher Education. While we are thrilled to hear that in-state undergrad tuition will hold steady for 2015-16 and 2016-17, we are not done fighting for a truly sustainable approach to Fund the UC. State divestment and poor fiscal management threaten the long term stability, accessibility, affordability, and quality of the UC. This limits the educational opportunities available to California students.

Changing the Conversation
Through coalition building, educating students about the effects of tuition hikes, actions, and advocacy, UC Students are working towards long term affordability and accessibility of the UC system. We believe that this will only happen through significant policy change which brings about a stable funding mechanism for all segments of higher education. More than just funding the UC year over year, students hope to see a shift in how the public and policy makers approach funding education; moving from heated debate about a dreaded expense, to a conversation about higher education as a worthwhile investment.

Get Involved
Contact your campus EVP to find out about upcoming Fund the UC events and actions.
Like the Fund the UC Facebook page to stay updated on campaign.

As Executive Director, Salih leads our staff team and organizational strategy, keeps the UCSA office in operation, supports the Board and other student leaders, and fundraises to maximize the potential of our organization. Salih also oversees planning for UCSA’s annual statewide conferences.

 

Raised in Oakland, California, Salih Muhammad strives to embody the principles of service, sacrifice, and selflessness. For much of his life, he has been committed to living toward the liberation of Black people, at home and abroad.

 

In 2009, he continued the pursuit of knowledge at the University of California, Berkeley, where he excelled as a Black student and organizer on campus. His favorite quote is from Franz Fanon, who stated, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”