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UC President Michael Drake approved a 4.6% salary increase as part of the 2023-24 systemwide salary program.

Across AFSCME 3299 wage scales, about 45% of service worker positions and about 5% of technical patient care worker positions at UC Berkeley earn less than $25 per hour, according to a Daily Californian analysis.

After protests brought demonstrators to the Berkeley residence of UC president Michael Drake, the UC system is constructing a fence around the home. 

Initiatives focused on expanding the UC’s transfer admission guarantee program in the 2023-2024 state budget are under discussion amongst California lawmakers. 

The UC system announced changes to the UC budget and policies in 2022 Multi-Year report, including a goal of adding spots for in-state students by the 2026-27 academic year. 

UC academic student employees and graduate student researchers reached a tentative agreement with the UC Office of the President on Friday.

The December UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee meeting was disrupted within 5 minutes by UAW 2865 and SRU protesters.

UC Berkeley alumna Katherine Newman was appointed as the provost of the University of California.

To prioritize in-state applicants, the University of California is complying with state legislative initiatives to limit nonresident admissions over the next five years. 

For the first time, California will provide $15 million in ongoing funding to various academic recruitment and retention programs; however, concerns about how the funds will potentially be distributed have been raised.