Regents vote to continue $60 tuition surcharge to pay for class action lawsuit

The University of California Board of Regents voted today to continue charging students an extra $60 tuition surcharge, until the 2017-2018 academic year, so the regents can pay for a class action lawsuit about professional fee increases they faced a few years ago. Regents started collecting the fee in 2007 to pay for $42 million […]

Fundraising and student fees highlight UC Board of Regents meeting

The University of California Board of Regents plans to focus on attracting donors to the University by building up its social media fundraising efforts and working closely with the entertainment industry, regents said at their bimonthly meeting Wednesday. New fundraising projects include the UC Promise Platform, through which students and alumni can make promises on […]

Board of Regents discusses fundraising efforts, selection of new president

The University of California Board of Regents plans to focus on attracting donors to the University by building up its social media fundraising efforts and working closely with the entertainment industry, regents said at their bimonthly meeting today. New fundraising projects include the UC Promise Platform, through which students and alumni can make promises on […]

Slate makes changes to advance transparency

Leaders of the undergraduate student government Bruins United slate are changing their group’s internal structure to address issues of transparency that surfaced in last year’s student government elections. “In the past there had been a disconnect in terms of transparency within the party and also with the party and the school,” said Ken Myers, a […]