| 1970 |
Protests erupt over Vietnam War,
invasion of Cambodia and killing of four students at Kent State
University. |
| |
Governor closes
all State-funded campuses for two days. Many classes are canceled,
taught off-campus, or "reconstituted" to focus on
ending the war. |
| 1971 |
William D. McElroy named chancellor
at San Diego. |
| |
Albert H. Bowker
named chancellor at Berkeley. |
| 1972 |
Francis A. Sooy named chancellor
at San Francisco. |
| 1974 |
Amendments made
to the California Constitution affecting the length of Regental
terms and the composition of the Board. |
| |
Mark N. Christensen named chancellor
at Santa Cruz |
| |
UC San Francisco
professor George Palade received Nobel Prize in Medicine. |
| 1975 |
David S. Saxon named UC's 14th
president. |
| |
UC San Diego
professor Renato Dulbecco received Nobel Prize in Medicine. |
| 1976 |
UC participates in celebrating
the nation's Bicentennial Year. |
| 1977 |
Robert A. Huttenback
named chancellor at Santa Barbara |
| |
Robert L. Sinsheimer named chancellor
at Santa Cruz |
| 1978 |
Bakke affirmative
action decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 1979 |
Tomás Rivera is named UC's first
Hispanic chancellor; he is appointed by the Regents to head
the Riverside campus. |
