The UC Board of Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday this week at the UCSF Mission Bay campus to discuss development on the UC Merced campus, the Working Smarter initiative, a new social media fundraising program and selection criteria for the next UC system president. Read More…
A special committee of the UC Board of Regents met Tuesday to begin the process of selecting a successor to UC President Mark Yudof. Read More…
The Legislative Analyst’s Office criticized major portions of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for higher education in a report published Tuesday. Read More…
The University of California will refinance $1 billion of debt in February, which could potentially save the university millions of dollars. The refinancing is expected to lessen the university’s debt burden by reducing the interest rate on a portion of the debt from about 5 percent to 3.5 percent. Read More…
UC Berkeley leads public universities with high graduation rates and one of the lowest student default rates in the country in light of more troubling national findings. Read More…
The Alameda County Superior Court ruled Monday that the University of California must disclose returns on its investments with two venture capital firms in accordance with a California Public Records Request. Read More…
The UC Berkeley College of Engineering will soon begin processing applications for the inaugural class of the campus’ first bioengineering master’s program. Read More…
About 20 protesters gathered outside a Bank of America recruitment session near the UC Berkeley campus Thursday to demonstrate against the bank’s involvement with firms in the coal industry.
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The UC Berkeley Cal Corps Public Service Center will request additional funding from the campus administration this Thursday. Read More…
The last two presidential searches – Yudof’s in 2007-08 and his predecessor Robert Dynes’ in 2002-03 – had about 11 months to complete and designated a successor 3 months before the outgoing president officially stepped down. Read More…
