UC breaks fundraising record with $1.64 billion this year
The UC garnered a record high $1.64 billion in donations, marking the 13th consecutive year that the university has drawn in over $1 billion from private sources.
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Newsom lauds online courses at TechCrunch convention
At a talk Monday morning during this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF, California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom discussed how technology relates to the future of higher education.
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Napolitano confirmation draws protests, six arrests
6 protesters were arrested Thursday after disrupting the appointment of incoming UC President Janet Napolitano and refusing to disperse pursuant to police orders, at a UC Board Regents meeting at UCSF Mission Bay.
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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom returns to speak at UC Berkeley
For the second time this year, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to students at a lecture Wednesday evening about technology transforming everyday life.
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University of California suspends use of redesigned logo
The University of California has decided to suspend use of its redesigned logo following the public outcry over the new logo, which erupted last week.
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UC suspends new logo following public outcry
The University of California has decided to suspend use of the redesigned logo, the university announced Friday.
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Necessary nonresidents
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: Faced with few other short-term options, UC officials should enroll more nonresident students, but larger changes are needed.
For years, the University of California has struggled to ensure that it maintains access for as many state residents as possible while also preserving its academic excellence. And while the university is clearly in need of dramatic structural changes to adapt to the recurring problems it faces, tough short-term decisions
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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at UC Berkeley
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to a packed auditorium of students Wednesday evening about issues related to higher education and the state government. Presenting to a class of about 700 students at Wheeler Auditorium, Newsom advocated for the use of technology to make government more transparent and accountable and called
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UC Regents vote to endorse Brown’s November tax initiative
The UC Board of Regents voted Wednesday to officially endorse Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative, and in doing so affirmed the tuition freeze afforded by the $125.4 million tuition buyout included in the recently passed state budget.
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UC Regents discuss grim fiscal future
Tuition increases possible in short-term, while long-term picture worsens
SACRAMENTO — The UC Board of Regents met under ominous circumstances Wednesday as the immediate and long-term future for the university was put in disarray by volatile fiscal developments in the state’s capital. With Monday’s announcement that the state’s budget deficit had ballooned from $9 billion to nearly $16 billion,
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