The UC Board of Regents will meet next week at UCSF Mission Bay in San Francisco to discuss the selection of the 2014-15 student regent, the 2013-14 and preliminary 2014-15 budget and a report on the University of California’s efforts to implement online education programs. Read More…
California Governor Jerry Brown was named Education Governor of the Year by the National Education Association, a nationwide labor union that represents public school teachers and other education staff, on Thursday. Read More…
About 200 protesters gathered at Bancroft and Telegraph on Monday afternoon in support of worker rights in the UC campuses and medical centers as part of a statewide demonstration. Read More…
UC President Mark Yudof approved the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s proposal to change its full-time MBA program to self-supporting status last week. Read More…
When Governor Jerry Brown signed the state budget Thursday he vetoed provisions that he proposed in January for online courses in the higher education item that would have mandated the UC to spend $10 million on online course development. Read More…
The University of California filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, Barclays, and 20 other global financial institutions on Tuesday, alleging the university suffered financial damages when the banks manipulated an interest-rate benchmark, known as the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), that affects trillions of dollars of investments worldwide. Read More…
After weeks of stalemate in Congress, the subsidy on Stafford subsidized student loans will expire on Monday, potentially saddling students around the country with unanticipated future debt. Read More…
Governor Brown signed a state budget bill Thursday that aims to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of higher education in California by reinvesting funds in the state’s public universities. Read More…
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case which considered the constitutionality of using race in university admissions, to be reexamined by lower courts in a decision Monday. Read More…
The California Senate Education Committee passed a controversial bill on Wednesday which would allow California Community Colleges to charge in-state residents out-of-state tuition during winter and summer sessions. Read More…
