The California Nurses Association decided Monday to approve a four-year contract to increase salaries after almost two years of negotiation with the University of California. The contract includes a 12-percent wage increase over four years and changed language that further cements programs preventing workplace violence and harassment. Over 14,000 nurses will be affected by the […]
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UC Regents recap – Sept. 27
The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its September meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed committee reports and the format of its future meetings. Board of Regents The Academic and Student Affairs Committee noted that criteria for membership in the Academic Senate can be […]
Colleges will compete to register the most voters in inaugural state ballot bowl
UCLA will participate in a statewide university ballot bowl ahead of the closely contested midterm elections in November. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Monday at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame that he plans to help host the first College and University Voter Registration Ballot Bowl. The ballot bowl will allow private and […]
New automatic online voter registration system introduced at UCLA
UCLA is one of the first universities in the nation to offer automatic and completely online voter registration to its students. MyUCLA will autofill a California voter registration form with each eligible student’s name and information and send it to the California Secretary of State’s office beginning in fall quarter. Students will be prompted to […]
UC workers demand halt in outsourcing to companies that support Trump’s immigration policy
The University of California’s largest employee union released a statement urging the Board of Regents to divest from businesses who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or support implementing President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” and family separation policies. AFSCME Local 3299 made a request in late July for the UC to divest from contractors profiting […]
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully restore DACA program
A federal judge ordered the administration of President Donald Trump on Friday to reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by Aug. 23 or appeal the ruling. Judge John Bates, based in Washington and appointed by former President George W. Bush, previously had given the government 90 days to restart the program in April, but stayed […]
2018-2019 UC student regent-designate hopes to address educational inequities
A UC San Diego graduate student was confirmed on July 18 as the 2018-2019 student regent-designate and the 2019-2020 student regent. Hayley Weddle, a doctoral student in education studies, said her experiences as an undergraduate studenstudet, staff member and now graduate student at the University of California have prepared her for the role of advising […]