Thursday, November 12


Final day of UC Regents meeting draws mixed reactions on appointment

The University of California Board of Regents ended its three-day board meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday with the much-anticipated appointment of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano as the next UC president. Read more...

Photo: Janet Napolitano, center, speaks at her first press conference as the UC president-designate.


UCSF police arrest protesters of Napolitano’s appointment

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California San Francisco police officers arrested six people at the UC Board of Regents meeting today, after they refused to disperse upon repeated police requests. Read more...

Photo: Multiple people were arrested at the UC regents meeting for refusing to disperse after police told them to do so.





Sadia Saifuddin approved as student regent-designate

The regents approved Sadia Saifuddin as student regent-designate, despite controversy surrounding her support of a bill that calls for the UC to divest from companies that finance the Israeli military. Read more...

Photo: Following her appointment as student regent-designate, Sadia Saifuddin speaks at a small press conference on Wednesday at UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center.