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Applications for the Richard and Helen Brown Endowment for Church Leadership will open on December 1, 2025, for the 2026–2027 academic year. The submission deadline is March 2, 2026. Click to read the eligibility requirements and to apply.

The U.S. equity market continued to hit new highs in October due to strong earnings results. Lan Cai, Chief Investment Strategist, summarizes the performance of investment markets through October 2025. Click to read more.

Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ) has announced that UCF’ Director of Responsible Investing, Matthew Illian, will be a recipient of the IASJ Bridge Connector Award. Read what does this award me and how UCF and IASJ collaborate to advance Indigenous People’s right through shareholder advocacy.

Tejal Patel, Executive Director of the SOC Investment Group, joins us to discuss the fight against excessive executive pay at companies like Tesla. Listen to the latest episode of Just Investing.

The full recording of our Q4 2025 Town Hall is now available! Click to view the recording and poll results, as well as to download the presentation.

On November 10, United Church Funds, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Ceres filed a lawsuit to block broad enforcement of a new Texas law that threatens investors’ ability to receive expert, values-aligned guidance. Click to learn why this is important.

Join us at our quarterly town hall meeting on Thursday, November 13 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Don’t miss out the opportunity to get market insight, stay updated on UCF’s new initiatives, connect with like-minded investors and engage in real-time discussions during the Q&A. Click to register.

UCF, a founding member of ICCR, a coalition of faith- and values-based investors, joined in honoring two visionary leaders in responsible investing at the ICCR Annual Event held October 23 in New York. Click to read more.

Global markets were solid in September, led by emerging markets and followed by the U.S. Lan Cai, Chief Investment Strategist, summarizes the performance of investment markets through September 2025. Click to read more.

UCF will be closed Monday, October 13, 2025 in observance of History and Heritage Day. Please submit your inquiries through [email protected] and we will reply when we resume normal business hours on Tuesday, October 14.