The ASUC Senate has introduced a bill in support of reforming Proposition 13 — an amendment to California’s constitution that placed limits on property taxes — in the hopes of raising state revenue and increasing funds for higher education. Read More…
The UC SHIP Advisory Board met Monday to weigh options on the controversial health care coverage cap issue Read More…
The last two presidential searches – Yudof’s in 2007-08 and his predecessor Robert Dynes’ in 2002-03 – had about 11 months to complete and designated a successor 3 months before the outgoing president officially stepped down. Read More…
The petition was initiated by UAW Local 2865 — a union representing UC student workers — on Jan. 16 calling for the UC to lift the $400,000 lifetime coverage cap and the annual $10,000 prescription drug cap from the UC SHIP in order to align the plan with the Affordable Care Act. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 budget increases state funding to the University of California and attempts to influence university policy. Read More…
Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill to UC campuses this Monday that will prohibit pay raises for executive officers during budget crises or student fee increases.
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In September, I wrote an opinion column criticizing components of a UC Student Association resolution. The resolution condemns HR 35, and recommends divesting from companies contributing to international human rights violations. To provide a sense of transparency, I would like to address a concern that has been raised about a Read More…
California’s identity was at stake on Nov. 6. Proposition 30, which increased the state sales tax slightly and increased income taxes on the wealthy, was only technically about taxes. In reality, it was about whether California wants to be the sort of state that makes big public investments that lead Read More…
Given Proposition 30’s passage Tuesday, University of California stakeholders have been given a momentary reprieve from the threat of a $250 million midyear cut. Read More…
Following a similar action taken by the UC Student Association, the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly voted Thursday to pass a resolution denouncing HR 35, a state Assembly measure aimed at curbing anti-Semitism at the state’s higher education institutions. Read More…