UC President Janet Napolitano resigns, UC regents hold meeting
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After six years in office, UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will step down from her position effective Aug. 1, 2020.
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UC President Janet Napolitano announces resignation after 6 years
UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will step down from her position by Aug. 1, 2020, during Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting.
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UC Board of Regents meets to discuss investments, basic needs
The UC Board of Regents reconvened on the UCLA campus on Tuesday, having its first meeting since August, with three different committees meeting to discuss financial and social aspects within the UC system.
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Arcadia Fund grant to support open-source publishing across UC campuses
The Educopia Institute and California Digital Library received a $2.2 million grant in August in support of the Next Generation Library Publishing project.
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Survey reflects CA college students struggling with cost, work responsibility
The Student Expenses and Resource Survey, or SEARS, from the California Student Aid Commission, or CSAC, reported that 64 percent of students enrolled in California colleges cite “cost of college” or “balancing school and work responsibilities” as obstacles to their success.
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Possible tuition increases to be discussed at UC Regents meeting
The Regents of the University of California and its committees are meeting at UCLA on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to discuss possible tuition increases and to approve the 2020-21 UC budget, among other agenda items.
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CA Legislature passes facilities bond measure for 2020 ballot
The California State Assembly and Senate passed AB 48 on Friday, which would put a capital improvements funding measure eligible to the UC system on the ballot.
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College Board’s revised adversity score seeks to make admissions fairer
The College Board has revised its controversial Environmental Context Dashboard, or adversity score, to create Landscape — a tool to help college admissions officers consider students more fairly.
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UC Berkeley ranked as 2nd-best public university in US, behind UCLA
The U.S. News & World Report released its 2020 rankings, listing UC Berkeley as the second-best public university in the nation behind UCLA.
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UC releases Medicare health insurance option for retirees, phases out old plan
The UC Office of the President, or UCOP, released UC Medicare Choice, a new health care option for retirees residing in California that will have lower premiums and replace the current Health Net Seniority Plus Medicare Advantage HMO, according to UCOP spokesperson Sarah McBride.
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