Wednesday, December 31

UC Regents recap – May 17

The University of California Board of Regents, governing board of the UC, met at UC San Francisco for its bimonthly board meeting. The board discussed student housing, transfer student enrollment and the state budget. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met for its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday to discuss student housing, transfer student enrollment and alumni outreach. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Trump restores year-round Pell Grants in federal spending bill

President Donald Trump signed a federal spending bill into law May 5 that restores year-round Pell Grants. The grants will now cover summer sessions for university students, impacting nearly 80,000 University of California students, according to the UC Pell Grants fact sheet. Read more...

Photo: Congress approved a budget agreement that restores access to year-round Pell Grants and increases research funding. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


UC Regents preview – May 16-18

The University of California Board of Regents, the governing board of the UC, will meet Tuesday through Thursday at UC San Francisco for its bimonthly meeting. Read more...

Photo: The governing board of the University of California will meet Tuesday through Thursday at UC San Francisco. The Board of Regents will vote on a nonresident student enrollment cap, discuss student housing and hear updates on the state budget, among other topics.(Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


Gov. Brown proposes holding funds for UC until audit suggestions are met

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed reserving $50 million for the University of California as part of the revised May budget he announced Thursday. Brown said he would hold the funds until the UC Office of the President implements recommendations that state auditor Elaine Howle made following her report. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown proposed reserving $50 million from the University of California until the Office of the President fully implements recommendations by the state auditor. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC to vote on 18 percent cap on nonresident undergraduate enrollment

The University of California will vote to restrict nonresident undergraduate enrollment to 18 percent at the UC Board of Regents meeting next week. The proposal is a revision from the regents’ original plan to limit overall nonresident enrollment at all UC campuses to 20 percent. Read more...

Photo: The proposal to limit nonresident undergraduate student enrollment would require the regents to review the policy within four years to assess its efficacy. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)


UC Regents to consider housing options for increased enrollment

The governing board of the University of California will vote to add more housing options at UCLA at its meeting next week. The UC Board of Regents heard proposals from UCLA officials at its March meeting to add about 6,900 beds by 2021. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is one step closer to adding thousands of beds across three to five housing projects by 2021. The University of California Board of Regents will vote to approve preliminary funding next week. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: UC Grad Slam winner talks clinical psychology research, competition

Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received $6,000 on Thursday as the winner of the UC Grad Slam, a competition between the seven University of California campuses that tests graduate students’ ability to explain their research concisely. Read more...

Photo: Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, won $6,000 on Thursday in a competition between the seven University of California campuses. (Courtesy of UCOP)



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