Academic Senate, union leaders meet on faculty working conditions

Members of the UCLA Academic Senate and unions representing teachers and librarians met Wednesday to discuss working conditions for faculty and cooperation in the University of California governance system, amid what some call the increasing privatization of the University. The Faculty Association at UCLA hosted the meeting Wednesday at the UCLA Faculty Center, with about […]

GSA candidate appeals election board decision on complaint

The graduate student government Election Board delayed releasing election results Tuesday night after a candidate appealed for the government’s forum to re-evaluate a complaint he made during the election process. Matthew FitzGerald, a law student and candidate for the Graduate Students Association vice president of external affairs position, filed a complaint to the Election Board […]

UCLA Library to expand program promoting free, online course material

UCLA, following the lead of many universities, is expanding an initiative to promote free, online course materials for students amid rising textbook costs. The Affordable Course Materials Initiative, a UCLA Library-led project which launched in 2013 as a pilot program, will become an official program fall 2015. The program, which UCLA recently decided to continue, […]

State Assembly to scrutinize UC spending through new budgeting process

The California Assembly is going through each line item in the University of California’s budget for the first time in an effort to more closely scrutinize the University’s expenses. The new funding process, known as zero-based budgeting, requires the UC to justify all of its spending, instead of the Legislature approving only changes from the […]

Forum calls for greater student representation on UC Board of Regents

During a forum at UCLA on Wednesday, University of California student leaders said they think the UC Board of Regents needs more student representation. The forum was part of the student leaders’ University-wide tour to talk about their roles as well as to recruit students for the positions. About 20 students attended the event. Avi […]