The University of California unions and students claimed the UC has widened the gap between its highest and lowest earners and has shown bias against female employees and employees of color at a protest Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Union workers and students protested what they claimed was a bias towards female employees and employees of color at the University of California. The protest coincided with the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)
A University of California regent and education advocate died Monday. Bonnie Reiss, who was appointed regent by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008, had been diagnosed with cancer. Read more...
Photo: Bonnie Reiss was appointed University of California regent by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University of California President Janet Napolitano said at an event Monday the University is working to expand access to higher education by accepting more transfer students and improving academic advisory and student support programs. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano spoke to regents and high school students at an event in Los Angeles on Monday. She said the University aims to improve access to itself by increasing transfer admissions and expanding online programs. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nonresident students will have to pay $978 more in tuition next year following a vote by the governing board of the University of California on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents increased nonresidential supplemental tuition by 3.5 percent Thursday. The board also increased professional degree supplemental tuition for 23 graduate programs. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its March meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed a nonresident tuition increase, housing projects and efforts to advocate for more state funding. Read more...
Photo: The Board of Regents discussed a nonresident tuition increase, housing projects and efforts to advocate for more state funding. During the public comment session, students from various UC campuses, including UCLA, called on the regents to vote against raising out-of-state tuition. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Protesters from various campus groups demonstrated in front of a meeting of the governing board of the University of California on Wednesday. The UC Board of Regents is meeting at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center this week to discuss issues such as nonresident tuition increases and the University’s financial operations. Read more...
Photo: Protesters from campus groups including the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and Students for Justice in Palestine, demonstrated in front a meeting of the governing board of the University of California on Wednesday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
A report released last week found faculty at California public colleges were about a third less racially diverse than their students. The Campaign for College Opportunity collected data on student enrollment in the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems and found more than two thirds of students enrolled in the 2016-2017 school year identified as nonwhite, while more than two thirds of faculty and leadership are white. Read more...
Photo: A nonprofit organization released a report last week showing more than 70 percent of faculty at California public colleges are white, and about 70 percent of UC students are nonwhite. (Daily Bruin file photo)
