Students may have more funding as part of the Pell Grant program announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education. The department announced two proposals that will expand the $29 billion Pell Grant program by $2 billion in October, pending congressional approval. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Department of Education announced two proposals Tuesday that would increase funding for the Pell Grant program by $2 billion. (Courtesy of Pete Souza)
SAN FRANCISCO – Several committees of the University of California Board of Regents met Wednesday to discuss this year’s application progress, the Governor’s proposed budget and updates on UCPath, among other items. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed several topics including UCPath during first day of Jan. meeting at UC San Francisco. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin)
SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano announced an initiative Wednesday morning that will add at least 14,000 affordable beds across the UC system by 2020. Read more...
SAN FRANCISCO — A University of California Board of Regents committee granted autonomy to the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in a unanimous vote Wednesday morning, making it a separate entity from the School of the Arts and Architecture. Read more...
Photo: Chair of Musicology Raymond Knapp (left) and Chair of Ethnomusicology Steven Loza (right) are two of the three co-directors that, that helped the Herb Alpert School of Music transition to an independent music school. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Future University of California employees could be able to choose from two retirement benefit options, according to a proposal released Friday by a UC task force. Read more...
The University of California lecturers’ union is circulating a petition asking UC President Janet Napolitano to negotiate with what they call fair proposals, after working without a contract for more than a month. Read more...
A public advocacy organization released results of a new statewide poll Thursday that showed a majority of Californians would support a ballot initiative that guarantees stable funding for the University of California. Read more...
