The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its November meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed veteran services, food insecurity programs and the outcomes of the 2018 midterm elections. Read more...
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November 16, 1:53 am
UC Regents recap – Nov. 14
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November 16, 1:17 am
UCLA professor files lawsuit against UC for withholding admissions information
A UCLA law professor filed a lawsuit against the University of California for failing to disclose admissions data beginning in 2007. Richard Sander, one of the petitioners and an affirmative action law scholar, alleged in the suit and in his research the UC has illegally factored race in admissions decisions. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 15, 1:39 am
UCLA faces controversy for trademark claim against NSJP conference logo
Students offered both support and condemnation of a recent administrative action against a Palestinian-rights group for using UCLA trademarks in their conference logo. UCLA administrators sent National Students for Justice in Palestine a cease-and-desist letter Oct. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Associated Council passed a resolution condemning a perceived administrative overstep in UCLA’s cease-and-desist to National Students for Justice in Palestine regarding their conference logo. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)
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November 9, 1:24 am
Problems with UCPath system cause financial disruptions for UC workers
This post was updated July 28, 2020 at 4:24 p.m. Hundreds of UCLA student workers have not been paid for over a month due to problems with a new payroll system. Read more...
Photo: The new University of California payroll system, UCPath, has failed to pay student workers for seven weeks. Union representatives say the lack of pay has imposed unfair out-of-pocket costs on members. Hundreds of students have been affected by the errors in the new payroll system. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 5, 2:11 am
California Proposition 5 could reduce property taxes, state funding
Schools and local governments could eventually lose up to $1 billion annually if a proposition to provide qualified homeowners a major tax break is approved. Proposition 5, which will be on the November 2018 statewide ballot, would allow property tax savings for homeowners over 55 years old, homeowners with disabilities and homeowners affected by natural disasters across California. Read more...
Photo: Homeowners over 55 years old, homeowners affected by natural disasters and homeowners with disabilities in Westwood and across California would save on property taxes if Proposition 5 passes. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
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November 2, 12:27 am
UCLA community members consider ramifications of Harvard admissions lawsuit
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 8:42 p.m. Members of the UCLA community said they think an ongoing federal case in Boston concerning affirmative action and college admissions could have consequences on race relations in America. Read more...
Photo: The gates to Harvard. UCLA alumni and faculty said they think Harvard’s ongoing federal case concerning affirmative action in admissions will have a national impact. (Courtesy of Sackton)
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October 26, 1:54 am
AFSCME strike comes to a close with hopes of new deal for UC employees
A University of California employee union ended its three-day strike Thursday with hopes the UC will return to bargaining with better offers of health care benefits, retirement benefits and job security. Read more...
Photo: A University of California employee union ended its three-day strike Thursday with hopes the UC will return to bargaining with better offers of health care benefits, retirement benefits and job security. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)