Since March 20th, over 1,600 people have signed an online petition expressing “deep concerns” about a California State Senate bill requiring the state’s schools to award credit for approved online courses. Read More…
With Wednesday’s UC Berkeley launch of new crowdfunding platform, AlumniFunder, Berkeley student entrepreneurs will have new chances to capitalize on alumni connections to fund their projects. Read More…
Around 60 union members and medical staff assembled at UCSF’s Parnassus campus Thursday in a protest that resulted in 10 arrests. Read More…
A bill introduced to the state legislature would establish the “New University of California” – a fourth segment to the California’s higher education system which currently includes the UC, the CSU, and California’s community colleges. Read More…
The UC Board of Regents filed an appeal on March 21 in order to overturn an earlier ruling mandating their disclosure of certain investment information. Read More…
In the wake of a recent whistleblower report, UCSF Medical Center began the process of cutting 300 jobs last week through a combination of layoffs, transfers and elimination of currently unfilled positions. Read More…
The UC agreed to pay $1.2 million to the federal government on March 27 to settle a federal whistle-blower lawsuit charging falsification of records and inadequate patient supervision by UC Irvine anesthesiologists. Read More…
Officials in charge of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan voted in support of lifting the plan’s coverage caps, one move in a series of steps before the final decision regarding the caps is made. Read More…
A report released Tuesday warns that the recent trend of cuts in state funding for higher education not only poses harms the quality of student education but also poses a risk to state economies. Read More…
A bill that would forbid lifetime and annual limits on certain benefits of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan passed through a California State Assembly committee with bipartisan support. Read More…
