Gov. Brown’s budget proposal to allocate less money than UC hoped for

This post was updated on Jan. 11 at 5:52 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown released a record $113 billion state spending proposal Friday, which includes his originally planned 4 percent increase in base funding for the University of California, an increase that is contingent on tuition and nonresident enrollment remaining flat. This conflicts with the UC […]

New appointee to UC Board of Regents raises concerns

The recent appointment of Eloy Ortiz Oakley to the University of California Board of Regents has sparked concerns from some students and faculty about the UC’s priorities in higher education. Oakley, who has served as the superintendent-president of Long Beach City College since 2007, has implemented several controversial policies at the community college in recent […]

UCLA’s Grand Challenges seeks to move forward, finalize committees

The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Five faculty working groups will help plan UCLA’s first Grand Challenges project toward achieving a completely sustainable Los Angeles by 2020, vice chancellor for research James Economou announced Tuesday. In the year […]

Professor gives lecture on limited fiscal impact of divestment

A professor of finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management discussed the economic effects of divestment Tuesday, arguing that divestment movements don’t have much fiscal impact and activists should seek alternative means to achieve their goals. In a lecture organized by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Professor Ivo Welch presented his findings […]

Officials say UC needs additional state funding to avoid tuition hike

In a conference call Thursday, a University of California official said the state will have to approximately double its planned $119 million in additional contributions to the University to avoid a tuition increase in the next fiscal year. Nathan Brostrom, chief financial officer of the UC, said every $20 million increase in state funding would […]

Animal rights activist groups target student vivisectionists

Animal rights activists are offering money in exchange for information on student researchers involved in animal experiments at universities in the U.K. and the U.S., including UCLA. Though no incidents have been reported at UCLA so far, university police sent a cautionary email last month alerting faculty and students to keep an eye out for […]

Napolitano discusses compensation, reduced funding with UC faculty

Recent funding cuts remained the top concern among faculty across the University of California during a web chat with President Janet Napolitano on Tuesday afternoon. “We have stabilized from the deep cuts during the recession,” Napolitano said. “Now the question is how we move forward and continue to invest in academic quality and in the […]