Three unions representing about 40,000 UC academic and research employees began an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Thursday. The voting period for the three unions – United Auto Workers Local 4811, Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW and Student Services and Academic Professionals-UAW, who are currently in contract negotiations with the UC – is set to close Friday. Read more...
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January 27, 7:01 pm
UC launches student survey on discrimination mandated by federal agreement
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:08 p.m. The UC is asking students to complete a survey about their perceptions of on-campus discrimination and harassment, as mandated by the University’s 2024 agreement with the federal government to resolve civil rights investigations. Read more...
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January 27, 9:36 am
UC Regents hear public comments from UC community members at January meeting
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:34 p.m. UC community members called on the University to negotiate contracts with unions and support students’ mental health during two public comment sessions at the UC Board of Regents’ January meeting. Read more...
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January 25, 7:46 pm
UC funding increases under state budget, challenges remain
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:11 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee highlighted a $12.3 billion discrepancy between 2026-27 state revenue projections made by Gov. Read more...
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January 25, 7:34 pm
UC Board of Regents approves plan to raise tuition for 2 UCLA graduate programs
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:14 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved tuition raises for two graduate professional degree programs at UCLA at its Wednesday meeting. Read more...
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January 23, 12:31 am
Regents authorize new disciplinary timeline, intercampus hearing committees
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 11:56 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the creation of a committee that can participate in faculty conduct hearings and a new timeline for disciplinary cases Wednesday. Read more...
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January 22, 1:53 pm
UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:22 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspended in 2022 for a year without pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...