After supporters of affirmative action scored a major victory with a Supreme Court ruling in Michigan, opponents of racial consideration are mobilizing to counter the potential effects of the ruling ““ a movement that may be led in part by University of California Regent Ward Connerly. Read more...

With the dire implications of the state’s $38 billion shortfall sinking in, the leaders of the University of California must find a way to make sacrifices without harming the university’s educational mission. Read more...

After three years of negotiations, a new contract between the University of California lecturers’ union and the UC administration was overwhelmingly approved and went into effect this past week. Read more...

When the California state legislature failed to approve a 2003-2004 budget last week, government funding temporarily ceased at community colleges across the state, forcing the schools to use limited financial reserves or face closing campuses. Read more...

Facing deeper state budget cuts than previously anticipated, the University of California may increase student fees by as much as 30 percent and limit enrollment in the near future, UC President Richard Atkinson said in a statement last week. Read more...