Elaine Howle

UC Berkeley has admitted 55 students, who were less qualified than those it rejected, for familial and donor connections, according to a report published Tuesday by the California State Auditor’s office.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is calling for a state audit of five UC campuses that it alleges may have used public funds for nonessential animal experiments.

The UC Board of Regents will vote Wednesday to approve a proposal to increase nonresident tuition by 2.6 percent for the 2019-2020 academic year after recently deciding not to increase tuition for California residents.

In a report released Feb. 12, California State Auditor Elaine Howle said that although the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, has made strides in implementing financial transparency reforms, its current state still allows the UCOP to maintain “virtually an unlimited amount” of money.

University of California President Janet Napolitano is contemplating a structural overhaul to her office after obtaining the results of a report conducted by Huron Consulting Group, an independent professional consulting group.

The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to penalize obstruction of future audits made by the California State Auditor.

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Former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno and law firm Hueston Hennigan LLP were announced as the parties responsible to conduct a “fact-finding review of actions undertaken by the Office of the President,” according to the statement.

Since 2012, the University of California Office of the President has reimbursed the regents more than $225,000 for private dinner parties, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

California State Senator Ed Hernandez proposed a state constitutional amendment Tuesday which would make sweeping changes to the way UC campuses are governed.