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Contract negotiations between UC-AFT Local 1990 and UC likely to reach impasse

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 12:50 a.m. The contract negotiations between the UCLA lecturers union and the University of California are deadlocked, as the UC braces for budget cuts amid financial deficits. Read more...

Photo: University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 remains in negotiation deadlock with the University California, dropping demands of higher salaries to ensure job security amid the pandemic. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents recap – Sept. 15-17

The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for its bimonthly meeting from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 via teleconference. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents met for its bimonthly meeting from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 and discussed topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Proposition 16. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gov. Newsom signs AB 3092, allowing Heaps survivors more time to file civil charges

A new California law will give people who were sexually assaulted at University of California medical clinics more time to file civil charges. CA Assembly Bill 3092 will give sexual assault survivors until the end of 2021 to file charges against former UCLA doctor James Heaps. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that will give people who were sexually assaulted at University of California medical clinics more time to file charges. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)


State audit finds 64 students inappropriately admitted to UC between 2013 and 2019

This post was updated Sept. 22 at 2:06 p.m.  The University of California admitted at least 64 unqualified students between 2013 and 2019 based on donations or family connections, including four applicants admitted to UCLA as student-athletes, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: At least 64 students were admitted to University of California campuses thanks to donations or family connections between 2013 and 2019, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Four of those students were admitted as student-athletes at UCLA, despite not being qualified academically or athletically, according to the report. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



Student leaders advocate for sexual assault survivors amid UC’s interim policy

The University of California issued an interim policy on sexual assault mid-August to comply with federal regulations, which student advocates said reduced protections for survivors of sexual assault. Read more...

Photo: The University of California issued an interim sexual assault policy Aug. 14 to comply with Department of Education regulations. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


University may not operate normally for at least a year, says UC Health official

The University of California may not return to normal operations until September 2021 or later, a UC Health official said at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: No plans have been announced yet, but the University of California may not resume normal operations until at least September 2021, the UC Health executive vice president said Wednesday. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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