In an effort to address the growing need for student housing under the constraints of continuing budget cuts for the university, UC Berkeley is considering private developers to oversee future housing projects. The first student housing project to be considered on campus for private and public collaboration is currently planned Read More…
A proposal that would allow the UCLA Anderson School of Management to move away from public funding will be voted on next Thursday, raising concerns about the possible privatization of other UC graduate programs. The Legislative Assembly of the Academic Senate, Los Angeles Division, will vote next Thursday on the Read More…
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has requested that a proposed piece of state legislation that could cap out-of-state student enrollment at UC campuses be withdrawn from consideration by the state Senate. Birgeneau asked that Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, withdraw his proposed constitutional amendment — which would establish a 10 percent cap on out-of-state enrollment Read More…
A proposal made by Gov. Jerry Brown in his May Revise could significantly decrease Cal Grant funding and leave some students without grant aid. Brown’s recently published revised budget proposal — informally called the May Revise — proposes that eligibility for the Cal Grant be tied to eligibility for the Federal Read More…
UC students could see their tuition rise significantly if state funding does not increase and Gov. Jerry Brown’s November tax initiative fails, according to a newly released UC proposal to be discussed at next week’s UC Board of Regents meeting in Sacramento. UC administrators say they would have to raise Read More…
A report reviewing and recommending changes to UC policies on protests was released Friday morning. After the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests and the UC Davis pepper-spraying incident, UC President Mark Yudof asked UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley and UC Vice President and General Counsel for Legal Affairs Read More…
A shift in the way the UC Office of the President gathers funds from each campus has caused some concern about the impact on student fees and the financial state of individual campuses. In previous academic years, revenue generated from individual campuses had been collected and then redistributed across the Read More…
A report that the University of California Office of the President sent a message to students, faculty and staff from all 10 university campuses providing advice for avoiding Tuesday’s May 1 Day of Action protests has been reported as false from UCOP. The Day of Action, largely organized through members Read More…
For the sixth straight year, the University of California will not see a general obligation facilities bond measure on the November ballot after the university decided not to pursue it. The decline of bond revenues that have supported capital projects over the past decade has forced the university to find Read More…
A bill passed by the state Legislature will request California’s public universities to designate a high-level administrator to act as a liaison between campus security and administrators and student demonstrators during large protests.
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