On May 1, 2025, BLI sponsored a conference that brought together faculty from across the UC system to discuss academic freedom, threats to free inquiry, and the future of higher education. The conference also supported initial discussion among faculty from eight UC campuses on forming a UC-wide academic freedom coalition, the UC Faculty for Free Inquiry. The event was co-hosted by HxA Campus Communities (UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and UCLA) and the Berkeley Initiative for Free Inquiry.
