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At a forum hosted by the College of Letters and Science Wednesday on the “Virtual University,” panelists discussed the logistics behind creating more online classes and how online classes could generate needed revenue for the University of California. Christopher Edley, Jr., dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law and
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Though the majority of California residents show significant concern for the state’s higher education system and feel it is heading in the wrong direction, most are not willing to pay more taxes in order to increase its funding, according to a survey published Wednesday. The annual survey, conducted by the
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A revenue forecast released Wednesday by the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office suggests that imminent cuts to higher education in 2012 are likely, estimating a projected $12.8 billion state budget shortfall in the next fiscal year. The forecast projected that the state would end the current year with a $3.7
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Since May 30, the University of California has reached agreement on or awaits ratification of contracts with unions representing more than 45,000 workers across the system. The multiyear contracts span five unions, which represent workers across fields including the university police force, lecturers and nurses. The university has reached contract
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The University of California announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the Coalition of University Employees — an independent, member-run labor union representing clerical employees — on wages, benefits and working conditions. The tentative agreement would affect more than 12,500 clerical employees — most commonly administrative
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In an era of dwindling state support for the University of California, UC President Mark Yudof announced a proposal to request $2.8 billion from the state to fund the university for the 2012-13 fiscal year at a news media briefing at the UC Office of the President in Downtown Oakland
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State Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and state Senator Loni Hancock, D-Oakland — both of whom represent Berkeley in the state legislature — will visit the campus tonight to talk about budget cuts and their effect on the higher education system.
Troy Santos, a UC Berkeley freshman, has had to make adjustments in order to acclimate to college life, but he did not expect his parents to also have to drastically change their lifestyle to afford his education. “They eat out less, definitely, and they sold my car once I moved
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If you were of the gambling persuasion in 2010, you could have come up to any two freshmen at UC Berkeley and bet that they came from another state. You would have been correct 29 percent of the time — not great odds — but based on biennial figures gathered
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The UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office released the scholarship application for students who would receive private financial aid under the first part of the California DREAM Act starting January 2012. The $8,000 Berkeley Undergraduate Dream Act Scholarship — which was formed after Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 130
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