A recent proposal to raise University of California faculty salaries could help the UC maintain a competitive salary system to retain professors who otherwise might be lured to higher-paying posts at private institutions.
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_UC should be allowed to consider race in admissions process_
The future of affirmative action in the college admissions process is hanging by a thread in the U.S. Supreme Court.
_UC’s generous $200 million loan to the state will reap rewards in the long run_
California needs to find cash soon, according to a letter to Congress from the California State Controller John Chiang. To track down these funds, the state has come up with some creative options, including borrowing from the University of California.
In the Know: Komen for the Cure should maintain funding
When Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl remarked in April of last year that abortion services comprise more than 90 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services, his grievous miscalculation was quickly corrected by the nonprofit organization which reported that abortions comprise only 3 percent of the services it provides.
PRIMARY DEBATES: Hold your Applause
The last four Republican presidential candidates have had plenty of opportunities to make their voices heard in recent debates, but Newt Gingrich is concerned that his debate audiences are being stifled.
_Passing the Dream Act is only half the battle_
Now that the controversial California Dream Act and Assembly Bills 130 and 131 have passed, it would seem undocumented students applying to the University of California will finally receive the same financial aid benefits as all other students.
Mail delivery likely to become slower as U.S. Postal Service plans cuts
College students looking to send last-minute internship or graduate school applications will now have to think ahead, as the United States Postal Service recently announced plans to cut next-day service for first-class mail.