A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that the University of California must disclose the names of all police officers that were involved in the November 18th, 2011 UC Davis pepper-spray incident. Read More…
President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan bill to reform the federal government’s student loan system Friday afternoon, following the expiration of subsidies on some loans July 1 and a resulting month-long legislative battle in Congress. Read More…
The UC Board of Regents approved a change to its faculty code of conduct earlier this month to protect faculty members who wish to speak out against administrative policies from the possibility of losing their jobs. It comes as a surprise that this protection was not already in place; it Read More…
The news that the secretary of homeland security would be the next president of the University of California came as a surprise. While we are supportive of the unique experiences Janet Napolitano can bring, she has a lot to learn and a long way to go to convince dissenters that Read More…
Governor Brown signed a state budget bill Thursday that aims to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of higher education in California by reinvesting funds in the state’s public universities. Read More…
We’ve all had some experience with grand theft in our lifetimes. Oh, you haven’t? What about that time you were a small schemer plotting to steal that last piece of cake from the fridge as soon as everyone else had gone to sleep? Or when you moved on to stealing cars Read More…
A bill recently passed in the California State Assembly allowing community colleges to charge nonresident tuition during summer and winter sessions just doesn’t make sense. AB 955 will raise tuition during the community college system’s summer and winter intersessions from $46 per unit to the nonresident rate of $200 per Read More…
Thousands of healthcare workers employed by the University of California have begun a two day strike at UC medical centers and student health centers across the state. Read More…
The UC Board of Regents will meet in Sacramento next week to discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised 2013-14 budget. Read More…
A bill introduced to the state legislature would establish the “New University of California” – a fourth segment to the California’s higher education system which currently includes the UC, the CSU, and California’s community colleges. Read More…
