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At the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, multiple measures were announced to address safety concerns following the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war.

Following last fall’s academic strike, United Auto Workers, or UAW, members are receiving overpayment notices from the UC Office of the President, or UCOP.

The UC Board of Regents met Tuesday morning to discuss Cal’s Pac-12 membership following a mass exodus of eight out of the 12 schools in the conference, six of which came last week.

The UC Board of Admission and Relations with Schools, or BOARS, voted Friday to undo a decision to allow data science to count instead of Algebra II for UC undergraduate admissions requirements.

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.