In a newly approved California budget, the University of California and California State University systems could receive upwards of $300 million in additional funding.
Author Archives: Nicholas Greitzer
Bills to ease transfer process
Dinali Wijewarnasuriya graduated from Moorpark High School in 2008.
Health care act takes effect
On Thursday, six months after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed through the Senate, millions of young adults nationwide became eligible to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until they reach the age of 26.
Interest in trade apprenticeships grows during recession
With 550,000 trade apprenticeships available nationwide, a recent Washington D.C. study found that interest in trade positions is exceeding availability.
UC Board of Regents nominates graduate student Alfredo Mireles Jr. as 2011-2012 student regent
As UC Irvine student Jesse Cheng prepares to start his duties as the 2010-11 student regent, the UC Board of Regents has nominated UC San Francisco graduate student Alfredo Mireles Jr. for the 2011-2012 Board.
The Alternative Commission on the Future asks UC Regents to listen to students before deciding their fate
In its final meeting of the year, the Alternative Commission on the Future examined ways to effectively get the UC Board of Regents and the Commission on the Future to listen to the concerns and criticism of students throughout the University of California system.
1960s UC Berkeley Free Speech Movement inspires current change
On May 13, 1960, a group of UC Berkeley students unofficially started the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, as they protested a meeting of the House Un-American Activities Committee taking place at San Francisco City Hall.