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Thursday, July 22, 2021

UC Berkeley law student Marlenee Blas Pedral selected to be 2022-23 UC student regent

photo of Berkeley law student Marlenee Blas Pedral

Second-year law student Marlenee Blas Pedral was chosen to be the 2022-23 UC student regent after nomination by a special committee of the regents. Blas Pedral hopes to increase educational accessibility for all Californians and advocate for student empowerment throughout the UC community.

The UC Board of Regents selected UC Berkeley second-year law student Marlenee Blas Pedral to be the 2022-23 student regent.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

UC admissions reach record level for fall 2021 with increased diversity

The UC system welcomed a record number of California freshmen, underrepresented students and community college transfers in its newest class of admits.
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Editorials

Friday, May 7, 2021

UC community must show up for lecturers, support fair contract

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS: UC lecturers have continued to show up for students. It’s time for students to show up for them.

The pandemic has introduced a degree of uncertainty into almost everybody’s life, but UC lecturers have been living under uncertainty for far too long.
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Campus

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Disability advocates voice concern over vaccination distribution

With new vaccination criteria in California for individuals with underlying health conditions, disability advocates voice concerns.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

UC urges Congress to double Pell Grant by 2024

The University of California launched its Double the Pell campaign in partnership with the University of California Student Association, or UCSA, and the UC Advocacy Network on Feb. 8.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

UCOP hosts virtual safety symposium to discuss campus policing

To deepen understanding of diverse experiences and perspectives regarding campus policing, the UC Office of the President hosted the first part of a virtual Campus Safety Symposium Tuesday.
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Monday, February 1, 2021

UC-AFT holds virtual teaching faculty rally to settle contract

Nearly 200 people gathered at a Zoom rally to participate in a virtual rally Monday at 1 p.m. to call on the UC Office of the President to settle a new teaching faculty contract and reappointment process.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

UC-AFT, UCOP continue talks on job stability, compensation

The University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, presented its compensation proposal and answered questions from UC negotiators about their job stability proposal at a bargaining session Jan. 21.
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State

Friday, November 6, 2020

CA Prop. 16’s failure draws criticism from activists, UC community members

Proposition 16, which would have allowed the consideration of race and sex in public university admissions and state employment, failed in this year’s election, drawing criticism from student activists and community members of the UC system.
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