Nicholas Dirks confirmed as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor
The UC Board of Regents confirmed the appointment of Nicholas B. Dirks as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor at a meeting Tuesday morning. Read More…
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UC payroll report indicates employee compensation is below competition
The UC released its 2011 payroll report Thursday, showing that while payroll increased from 2010, UC employee compensation lagged below market levels. Systemwide payroll increased from roughly $10 billion in 2010 to $10.6 billion in 2011. This increase was attributed to a “combination of factors, including restoration of furlough reductions, increased Read More…
2012 UC Accountability Report part 1: Changing faculty demographics
The demography of the university has changed dramatically over the past twenty years, with older faculty members becoming abundant and younger faculty members growing far more scarce. Read More…
UC launches Onward California campaign
A massive blue banner looms over Terminal 2’s security checkpoint at the Oakland International Airport. “By the time you reach your destination we’ll probably have a new invention,” it reads. “UC researchers average 4 inventions a day — constantly moving California forward.” “It’s clever,” said Arnold Asuncion, a chemical engineering Read More…
Puente Project moves headquarters to UC Berkeley
UC academic outreach program for low-income and underrepresented minority students to collaborate with campus
An academic outreach program for low-income and underrepresented minority high school and community college students moved its headquarters to UC Berkeley Sept. 24 to collaborate with the campus Division of Equity and Inclusion. The Puente Project, which provides mentoring, counseling and tutoring services to students at 57 community colleges and Read More…
UC Irvine graduate student nominated as student regent-designate
The UC Office of the President announced the nomination of the student regent-designate position for the upcoming academic year Monday after a special committee of the UC Board of Regents selected between three finalists. If approved by the regents at their upcoming July board meeting, UC Irvine law student and Read More…
Protesters and union workers march to Tang Center, UCOP for Day of Action
Around 50 people marched to the Tang Center at noon Tuesday and later headed to the UC Office of the President in Oakland to demand better labor contracts for UC employees. The march was part of numerous strikes and protests taking place across the Bay Area as part of the Read More…
14 picked for UC Berkeley chancellor search committee
5 regents, 5 faculty and 1 student among committee members chosen
On Monday, UC President Mark Yudof announced the 14 initial members of the advisory committee that will begin the search for outgoing UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s replacement. Per UC policy, the committee will consist of five UC regents, five UC faculty members — three from UC Berkeley and two Read More…
UC private support may be slowing
UC private support through the second quarter of the 2011-12 fiscal year is almost the same as last year, document states
From 2001-02 to 2010-11, the University of California saw an overall increase in private support as it ramped up efforts to garner donations due to state budget cuts — a trend that may be slowing this year. Over the course of fiscal year 2010-11, the UC received almost $1.6 billion Read More…
UC Berkeley officials release controversial plan to increase campus autonomy
Yudof expresses disapproval of plan to create boards that would have more control over campus-based issues
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and several other campus officials authored a controversial proposal released Monday that would give individual campuses more control over local issues, though their plan was criticized by UC President Mark Yudof. The proposal, released through the campus Center for Studies in Higher Education, recommends that the UC Board of Read More…