A union for student researchers will make us safer
For all workers, a union would provide a direct line to the school to address topics that may be difficult and time-consuming to negotiate individually.
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California community college transfers should receive equal treatment under pandemic residency guidelines
For a student used to paying in-state rates, the loss of residency could make UC tuition entirely unaffordable — $30,000 more per year.
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UC, US Senate officially recognize Juneteenth
Joining the city of Berkeley, the U.S. Senate and the UC system officially observed Juneteenth as a holiday for the first time.
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UC system may no longer receive vaccines as distribution shifts to county
As California looks to Blue Shield to assist in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, the UC is left wondering whether they will still receive doses.
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For educational, occupational stability, grant lecturers fair contracts
UC AFFAIRS: It’s as easy as ‘1-2-3’: UC must overhaul its gig-based educational model to adequately compensate lecturers
The UC would collapse without lecturers. And yet, members of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers have been contractless for 18 months.
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Why intersectional environmental pedagogy belongs in all fields
Environmental pedagogy must be incorporated into the entire UC system in a way that is culturally appropriate, equitable and transparent.
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Preserve international students’ access to higher education, challenge proposed international student visa rule
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS: International students are critical to UC system’s academic ecosystem. It must fight to protect them,
Just like when it sued to protect students, the UC system cannot be a bystander — we must fight for all of our students, international or otherwise.
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UC must make Election Day noninstructional to encourage student voting
Coercing students to attend lectures amid a pandemic on what is likely to be the most pivotal Election Day of our lives would be voter suppression.
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Disabled students demand inclusion in UC system
Disabled UC students are speaking up for improved inclusion in the UC system in honor of the 30th anniversary of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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CA sells $2.65B in revenue bonds to finance UC projects
Three series of revenue bonds totaling $2.65 billion were sold to finance projects in the UC system, announced California State Treasurer Fiona Ma on Friday.
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