Author Archives: Nancy Su

In what University of California officials called evidence of the university’s commitment toward transparency, compensation for three newly appointed senior officials was released to the public Friday shortly after their appointments during a special closed meeting of the UC Board of Regents. The board named Wyatt Hume as provost of the UC system, officially giving […]

Calls for the resignation of UC President Robert Dynes by state legislators earlier this month was not the first time that state government officials have tried to influence the UC’s decisions. Though under different circumstances and much more state pressure, major and controversial decisions by the board have been heavily influenced by state politicians in […]

After a unanimous vote to divest university holdings from nine companies determined to be aiding Sudan in the killings in Darfur, the University of California will begin the process of divestment which could take many months to complete. With little discussion, the UC Board of Regents voted Thursday at UCLA to withdraw its investments from […]

A faint murmur of student voices could sporadically be heard on the third floor of Covel Commons on Thursday, where UC officials met to vote on divestment from Sudan. About a hundred UC students chanted outside, their voices echoing off the walls of the building. Inside the meeting, the room was already filled to capacity […]

Discussion regarding compensation issues dominated Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA, in which committees of the board met in closed sessions and took action on compensation matters including job slotting and executive salaries. The special committee on compensation slotted a number of senior administrators into salary ranges and decided individual compensations of other […]

The University of California became the first major public university system to vote to divest from companies with financial holdings in Sudan in a unanimous decision by the UC Board of Regents on Thursday. The university decided to withdraw its investments from nine companies that a board-appointed study group found to most significantly support the […]

The UC Board of Regents is expected to vote on divestment of university investments from companies with business operations in Sudan and to take further action toward clarifying University of California compensation practices at its Wednesday and Thursday meeting at UCLA. A policy recommendation on divestment will be presented to the regents by a study […]