California voters will not be able to vote this year on a measure that would have allowed state universities to consider race in admissions decisions. The voter measure, Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, would have overturned part of California’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action by allowing universities to increase racial diversity by considering a college applicant’s […]
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UC regents to discuss funding, campus climate at meeting
The University of California Board of Regents will meet on Wednesday and Thursday for its bimonthly meeting at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus. The board oversees the UC and decides how to spend its money, handles lawsuits for the University, sets compensation for high-level employees, sets tuition and performs other tasks. This week, the […]
UCLA students awakened by magnitude 4.4 earthquake
Many students were awakened Monday by an early morning 4.4 magnitude earthquake.
AFSCME 3299 union to strike for five days in March
The University of California’s largest union representing patient care workers announced Friday it will hold another strike later this month, which will be the fourth one it has threatened in the past year. The strike would be held for five days from March 24-28 and would cost the UC $10 million a day. The American […]
UAW Local 2865 announces strike April 2-3
The union representing teaching assistants and other University of California student academic workers announced Thursday it will strike for two days next month to protest alleged unfair labor practices by the University. Members of UC Student-Workers Union, UAW Local 2865, will strike at various campuses from April 2-3. UCLA workers will strike only on Thursday, […]
UC releases new sexual violence and harassment policy
This article was updated at 8:44 p.m. The University of California announced an expansion of its sexual violence and harassment policy Friday morning, including measures that broaden protections for victims and increase reporting requirements, training and education. The changes also include specific sanctions and protective measures the UC can impose at the end of the […]
At UCLA, Hillary Clinton condemns Russian actions in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine came to the forefront in Hillary Clinton’s lecture at UCLA, as she again denounced Russia’s recent intervention in the country’s region of Crimea. The former Secretary of State and First Lady gave her talk as part of the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership, funded by an endowment from Meyer and Luskin […]