Author Archives: Richard Clough

In the marquee battle on Tuesday’s statewide primary election ballot, state Treasurer Phil Angelides held a slight edge over Controller Steve Westly for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as election results trickled in Tuesday night. As of 10:52 p.m. Tuesday with 30.3 percent of precincts reporting, Angelides had garnered 47.4 percent of the vote to Westly’s […]

Inside, it was about terrorism. Outside, it was all politics. Just before Rep. Jane Harman, D-Venice, was scheduled to speak at the Faculty Center on Thursday as part of a symposium on terrorism in the U.S. and Britain, her challenger for the congressional seat in next week’s California primary election, Marcy Winograd, staged a rally […]

As the university struggles through a compensation controversy that mirrors one from 1992, the UC Board of Regents is attempting not only to repair the damage already done, but also institute solutions that will prevent future recurrences in a way they were unable to in the early 1990s. “In ’92, a set of principles was […]

Though the numbers of minorities have increased in University of California faculty in recent decades, diversity remains a pressing issue for many UC leaders. The UC President’s Task Force on Faculty Diversity, composed of 11 UC academic and administrative leaders, presented the findings of its recent report at the President’s Summit on Faculty Diversity in […]

BY RICHARD CLOUGH Bruin senior staff rclough@media.ucla.edu SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents affirmed its support for President Robert Dynes during the board’s meeting Thursday and pledged to move forward as the regents attempt to repair the university’s compensation system that has been at the heart of an ongoing controversy. “The regents are […]

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; As he gets ready to close a nine-year chapter of his life, Chancellor Albert Carnesale will have many lasts. Last sporting event. Last day of class. And Thursday, Carnesale attended his last meeting of the UC Board of Regents before he steps down as chancellor June 30. Like a student who always […]

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; In one of the most significant meetings the UC Board of Regents has held in recent years, the university’s governing body on Wednesday conducted its most complete and direct discussion on record of the compensation scandal that has weighed on the University of California since last fall. In the first day of […]