Friday, April 3

UC’s largest employee union announces strike after negotiation disputes

The University of California’s largest employee union announced a systemwide strike Thursday. Workers throughout the UC represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 voted Wednesday to go on strike. Read more...

Photo: Workers represented by AFSCME Local 3299, the UC’s largest union, voted to go on strike. The decision was based on a of report on the UC’s employment data that found the UC had widened the pay gap between executive and service workers, said John de los Angeles, the communications director for AFSCME Local 3299. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


UCSA adds international student affairs officer position to board

The University of California Student Association created a new officer position Sunday to support international students in the UC. At the UCSA board meeting at UC Merced, board members unanimously passed a resolution calling for the addition of an international student affairs officer for the new academic year. Read more...

Photo: (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin) The University of California Student Association board members unanimously passed a resolution creating a new officer position for international students in the UC.


UC to guarantee admission for qualified community college students

California community college students who complete a set of prerequisite courses with a sufficient GPA will be guaranteed admission into the University of California, the University announced Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano and California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley signed a memorandum requesting the UC Academic Senate guarantee admission for students beginning community college in 2019, if they complete certain requirements. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)


California Supreme Court ruling implies university holds responsibility

A recent California Supreme Court decision could strengthen an alumna’s lawsuit against the University of California Board of Regents over an on-campus stabbing at UCLA, an expert said. Read more...

Photo: The California Supreme Court reopened a case involving Katherine Rosen, a UCLA alumni who was stabbed on campus in 2009. Some said they think the Supreme Court’s ruling that universities are obligated to protect students from violent situations sets a bad precedent for university policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)


AFSCME protests, claims UC perpetuates racial, gender hiring bias

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)


UC regent dies after cancer diagnosis, remembered for activism

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)


Napolitano addresses higher education access, student support at LA event

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)



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