UC gives 3 percent pay raises to 8 of system’s 10 chancellors

Eight of the 10 chancellors in the University of California were approved for 3 percent salary increases Wednesday.
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Eight of the 10 chancellors in the University of California were approved for 3 percent salary increases Wednesday.
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Joanna Ong and Alyssa Leader both hold degrees from premier American universities — UC Berkeley and Harvard University, respectively. They are also both suing their alma maters for mishandling cases of sexual misconduct.
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At a state Legislature joint oversight hearing Thursday, a state auditor presented updates on a 2014 report concerning sexual violence on California’s university campuses.
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Many believe that compensation increases for the university’s highest administrators in times of economic uncertainty are fundamentally misguided. For some students, faculty and legislators alike, the university’s argument for increasing chancellor compensation to maintain quality isn’t logically flawed — it’s wrong in principle.
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The UC system holds nearly 4,000 U.S. patents, which have led to thousands of inventions and hundreds of startup companies. The University of California currently leads the nation’s universities in patent development, but pending legislation may change that.
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Undocumented students asked Chancellor Nicholas Dirks for more financial support and advocacy during his ninth fireside chat Monday evening.
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Citing a threat to academic freedom, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks have joined a chorus of officials from universities across the nation in opposing an academic boycott of Israeli institutions by the American Studies Association.
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UC President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors sent a letter to members of the California congressional delegation Thursday, urging them to work with Congress to repeal sequestration.
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