Ronald Reagan entered California politics in the 1960s with the University of California, and the Berkeley campus in particular, as political targets. A recent article in Dissent Magazine argues that Berkeley “provided the most useful political foil” for Reagan’s gubernatorial campaign, “crystallizing all of his ideological themes into a single figure for Read More…
My name is Nadesan Permaul. I teach as adjunct faculty in rhetoric and political science and until last year was a career administrator at UC Berkeley. Iarrived on the campus in the fall of 1967 as a freshman and have been privileged to be part of this community since then. Read More…
The latest UC fundraising effort could have the university singing for dollars. The new program, called the “Promise Platform,” will turn students and young alumni into fundraisers by asking them to use social media to solicit donations from friends and family in exchange for promising to complete a given task. Read More…
On Oct. 4, 2012, Cal Berkeley Democrats endorsed Proposition 30 without a single voice in opposition. While Prop. 30 is not flawless, we firmly believe that Californians, and especially California’s students, cannot afford to vote no on Proposition 30. The UC Board of Regents of the University of California have Read More…
UC San Diego senior Raquel Morales has a daunting task ahead of her. As the newly elected president of the UC Student Association, she is charged with representing and holding herself accountable to thousands of students systemwide. And given recent criticism of the UCSA board, she has an opportunity to Read More…
Undocumented immigrants who commit minor crimes should not be deported. If Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation known as the TRUST Act, that principle would be state law. But he vetoed the bill, saying that it was “fatally flawed.” Under the bill, local law enforcement would not comply with an immigration Read More…
While the initiative is far from perfect, it provides students with immediate relief. Students have carried the burden of inadequate state funding for far too long. The initiative would provide funding to ensure that students do not experience another fee increase in the 2012-13 academic year. Read More…
On the morning of Nov. 14, 2011, Francisco “Pancho” Ramos-Stierle and other activists were meditating peacefully in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza in solidarity with the adjacent Occupy encampment. As police officers moved in to clear out the encampment, they ordered Ramos-Stierle and others to disperse. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State address Thursday, in which he reflected on the state of California’s higher education system.
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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…
