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UC faculty push to restore SAT, ACT requirements amid math crisis

“It’s not a concern, it’s a crisis,” said Zvezdelina Stankova, a UC Berkeley mathematics professor.

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Jun 15, 2026
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More than 1,500 University of California faculty members have signed open letters calling on the UC system to restore standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions, citing a steep decline in incoming student math readiness.

Faculty sound the alarm

The push began with five UC Berkeley professors, f…

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