Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year would increase funding for the University of California. The proposed budget would allocate $36.4 billion for higher education, an increase of $1.4 billion from this year’s budget. Read more...
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January 28, 12:02 am
Proposed Cal Grant reforms could further offset students’ financial difficulties
Students may become eligible for more grants through new reforms to a California financial aid program. The California Student Aid Commission approved a proposal to reform the Cal Grant program Nov. Read more...
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January 24, 12:31 am
Federal report urges colleges to better advertise food assistance programs
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 3:36 p.m. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended that federal agencies better publicize food assistance programs in order to combat food insecurity on college campuses in a report released Jan. Read more...
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January 23, 12:42 am
UC advises staff traveling in China against use of WeChat and WhatsApp
The University of California distributed a warning to staff in January advising against the use of communication platforms such as WeChat and WhatsApp for those traveling in China. Read more...
Photo: The UC sent a warning to staff advising against the use of communication platforms such as WeChat and WhatsApp for those traveling in China. However, the director of communications and marketing for UCEAP said the warning was not intended for students, given that the alert level has not increased. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 17, 11:23 pm
UC Regents recap – Jan. 17
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its January meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday. Regents approved committee action items from the previous day and discussed changes to regents policy and discontinuing the student adviser position. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents voted on a number of items Thursday, including amendments to Regents policy and whether to extend the student advisor position. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 17, 11:12 pm
UC Board of Regents votes to end student adviser position this summer
The University of California Board of Regents voted Thursday to discontinue the Student Advisor position after July. The Board of Regents voted to discontinue the position during their meeting at UC San Francisco and decided to instead increase the number of Student Observer positions and Student Advocates to the Regents, or StARs. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents voted to discontinue the student adviser position and instead increase the number of other student positions, such as Student Advocates to the Regents and Student Observers. The position has remained a source of debate since regent Richard Sherman first recommended it be discontinued in December. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 17, 1:51 am
UC Regents recap – Jan. 15-16
The governing board of the University of California met for the first two days of its January meeting at UC San Francisco on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met Wednesday at the UC San Francisco campus to discuss issues such as students’ basic needs, the proposed increases in the California higher education budget and the UC’s contract with Elsevier. (Daily Bruin file photo)