Correction appended University of California officials acknowledged violations of UC policy and reaffirmed their commitment to accountability and transparency in compensation practices at a Senate Education Committee hearing Wednesday. In the second of two hearings, state senators demanded from both UC President Robert Dynes and UC Board of Regents Chairman Gerald Parsky clear and definite […]
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Regents to meet for 2nd time over pay practices
University of California officials will face state legislators today in the second of two senate education committee hearings prompted by concerns over the university’s compensation practices. State senators will get the chance today to follow up with UC President Robert Dynes, who apologized for a general lack of transparency at the last hearing on Feb. […]
Compensation reform in the works
University of California President Robert Dynes hopes to look ahead with a series of compensation reforms after facing state legislators in a Senate hearing last week, which marked the second time in just over a decade that the UC has had to answer to the state regarding its compensation practices. The UC has been under […]
Divestment’s first step
SAN DIEGO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents committed Thursday to further analyze the effects of divesting from its business holdings in Sudan and inform certain companies of its concern over the activities of the Sudanese government, but delayed a vote on full divestment until March. Since early last year, University of California students have […]
Regents update salary structure
SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante both made rare appearances at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, during which the governor discussed buying out the UC student fee increases planned for next year and the board adopted a new salary structure for university employees. The new structure for senior […]
Board to discuss issues from salaries to Sudan
The UC Board of Regents is expected to discuss salary issues, divestment from Sudan and management of its national laboratories during its bimonthly meetings today and Thursday. Amid criticism of secrecy in the present salary and compensation practices, the regents will vote on the formation of a special committee to oversee university salary policies and […]
A Closer Look: Critics question Schwarzenegger’s plan for increased spending
With sliding approval ratings at the beginning of a state election year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for increased funding for education and healthcare for children and for repayment of the state’s debt in the proposed state budget released Tuesday. Despite pushing for a failed ballot measure which would have controlled state spending during last […]