UC employees debate finances of retirement plan
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…
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Budget approved by UC Regents Wednesday unrealistic, governor says
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…
Liveblog: Gov. Jerry Brown attends UC Board of Regents meeting
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…
Charges dropped against UC regents in lab assistant death
A settlement has been reached with the UC Board of Regents over a case regarding a 2008 UCLA lab fire that left a 23-year-old student worker dead from burn injuries. Read More…
Governor makes decisions on higher education bills
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…
UC Regents to pay $1 million in UC Davis pepper-spray lawsuit
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…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget shows increased cuts to higher education
Gov. Jerry Brown released the revised state budget Monday, which predicts and prepares for cuts to primary, secondary and higher education, among other items pertaining to state funding. In a press conference Monday morning, Brown talked about the cuts that reflect state revenues that were lower than anticipated. The plan Read More…
UC Berkeley Academic Senate voting to ask UC Regents to support prioritizing funding for higher education
The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate is currently holding elections for members of its Divisional Council and the Committee on Committees, as well as voting on a proposal asking the UC Board of Regents to support legislation prioritizing public higher education funding. The ballot — which opened March 13 Read More…
UC and FBI agree to $100,000 settlement with two Berkeley-based organizations
The University of California and the FBI reached a $100,000 settlement agreement last month with two Berkeley organizations that were raided by law enforcement officers in 2008. On Aug. 27, 2008, officers entered the offices of the Long Haul and the East Bay Prisoner Support group on Shattuck Avenue after Read More…
Proposed Occupy Cal open letter to UC and state officials
The following is the proposed letter that will be adopted by Occupy Cal at the Nov. 15 General Assembly, addressed to the state government, UC Regents, CSU trustees and all education administrators.