AFSCME Labor Protest at the UC Office of the President
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees protested at the UC Office of the President after they’d protested at UC Berkeley earlier in the day. Read more here.
UC Regents to discuss revised budget in Sacramento
The UC Board of Regents will meet in Sacramento next week to discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised 2013-14 budget. Read More…
Relationship of Dirks and Brown could define future of state’s public higher education
When Dirks assumes office on June 1, he may find an unlikely ally in Brown at a time in which state funding has fallen to constitute just over 10 percent of UC Berkeley’s budget. Read More…
Video: Students discuss selection of new chancellor at town hall meeting
On Wednesday night, Berkeley students held a town hall meeting about democratically electing the next chancellor.
Yudof’s complicated legacy
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: UC President Mark Yudof, who will step down at the end of August, led the university through a tough financial climate.
Mark Yudof became president of the University of California at an incredibly difficult time. Just a few months after he took office in June 2008, the nation suffered its worst financial catastrophe since the Great Depression, and, in the years that followed, state funds for higher education were slashed significantly, Read More…
Improving online education
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: If UC leaders expand the university’s online education program, they must figure out how to make it drastically better for students.
Online education is an attractive venue for universities to explore, and for good reason. It offers many advantages to higher education institutions, from the prospect of saving costs to expediting students’ time in the classroom and expanding a university’s reach. But if UC officials are going to invest heavily in Read More…
Regents vote to extend tuition surcharge
SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Regents voted to extend a tuition surcharge for UC students at their meeting Thursday to pay off previous settlement costs incurred by the university Read More…
Live Blog: UC Regents conclude March meeting
The UC Regents will conclude their two-day March meeting, Thursday. They’re expected to discuss a $60 temporary tuition surcharge associated with the Kashmiri v. Regents and Luquetta v. Regents lawsuit judgments among other issues today. Follow the live blog for updates throughout the day. 10:48 a.m. And, that’s a wrap. The Read More…
UC aims fundraising efforts at social media
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…
Live Blog: UC Regents begin two-day meeting
The UC Regents is set to meet at the UCSF Mission Bay campus Wednesday to discuss a number of issues including the status of the Working Smarter initiative, a new social fundraising program and the next steps in selecting UC President Mark Yudof’s successor. Follow the live blog for updates Read More…