[Online Exclusive] UC Regents approve fee increase, submit lab bid

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents voted Thursday to raise fees thousands of dollars for professional school students, which the regents say is to compensate for the state budget crisis and to make up for anticipated losses in lawsuits filed regarding previous fee increases. The increases were approved by a 12-6 vote. Coupled […]

[Online Exclusive] UC Regents discuss admissions, Los Alamos

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met today, discussing the University of California’s role in training math and science teachers and recent admissions trends, in what appeared to be a fairly average board meeting. Despite the lack of important issues to be decided today, the regents were met with an earful of protest, […]

UCLA to initiate service transcript

Beginning next year, UCLA students can have their community service and leadership accomplishments recorded and validated in a service transcript, for use when applying for jobs or to professional and graduate schools. “UCLA is built on three things: service, academics and research,” said Farheen Malik, Community Service commissioner for the Undergraduate Students Association Council. “Our […]

[Online Exclusive] No UC students believed to be among dead in London terrorist bombings

No University of California students are believed to be among those killed or injured in the terrorist bombings of three subway trains and one double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday in London. The Education Abroad Program currently has 326 UC students studying in the greater London area, at the Pembroke College at the […]

UC, lecturers’ union reach agreement

The University of California has reached a tentative agreement with the University Council-American Federation of Teachers union for a contract extension for lecturers, UC officials announced last week. The agreement, which was announced June 29 and reached after only eight weeks of negotiation, extends the contract for the UC’s 2,500 lecturers through 2010. Provisions of […]