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…
Garcia finds himself in a similar place as other faculty members participating in the UC Online pilot program — a system-wide effort aimed at expanding the university’s online education offerings — as professors face the pains that come with developing and experimenting with online education. Read More…
Online education is an emerging issue at the University of California, with Gov. Jerry Brown and UC leadership strongly in support of moving some portion of a UC education online. At the last UC Board of Regents meeting, online education was viewed as a potentially transformational development — the modernization Read More…
Despite proposed increases in state funding for higher education, members of the UC Board of Regents expressed concerns about Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, citing it as a temporary solution to long-term financial woes at their meeting Thursday. Read More…
The funding status of the UC Retirement Plan deteriorated significantly in the last fiscal year, according to a report presented at the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Read More…
At its meeting Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents approved the UC’s 2013-2014 budget — despite objections from Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom that the plan is unrealistic. The plan calls for state funding to the University of California to increase by more than $267 million next Read More…
The UC Board of Regents is set to meet Wednesday for the second in a three day set of meetings held this week at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Read More…
After narrowly escaping tuition hikes with the passage of Proposition 30 Tuesday, the UC Board of Regents will consider tuition increases for 61 professional degree programs at its meeting next week. Graduate students across the UC could see increases of up to 35 percent. If the Regents approve the tuition Read More…
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown made decisions on several bills that will affect students and faculty at the state’s higher education institutions, including future fee increases, faculty tenure review policies and expansions to scholarship and medical coverage for student athletes. Read More…
A preliminary settlement filed Wednesday at a federal court in Sacramento stipulated that the UC Regents pay about $1 million to end a lawsuit filed on behalf of students pepper-sprayed by UC Davis police officers last November. Read More…
