The University of California increased its payroll by 7.5 percent to $12.6 billion in 2014, according to UC payroll data released Wednesday. According to the data released, the increase in salaries was due to heightened competitiveness in the wage market for employees and an increase in facilities offered by the UC associated with higher student […]
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UC Regents preview – July 21-23
The University of California Board of Regents will discuss its annual UC Accountability Report and the progress of the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault, among other topics, at its meeting on the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Tuesday The Committee on […]
UC introduces academic road map to unify transfer course requirements
On Tuesday, the University of California launched an academic road map for students seeking to transfer to UC campuses. The program, called Transfer Pathways, outlines courses California Community College students should take to prepare transfer to any of the UC campuses and graduate within two years after they transfer. The program was launched under the […]
UCLA reaches record-low admission rate for 2015-2016 academic year
This post was updated on July 2 at 8:58 p.m. UCLA had a record-low admission rate of 17.3 percent for freshman applicants for the 2015-2016 academic year, according to data released by the University of California Thursday morning. The admission rate for freshman applicants decreased from last year’s 18.1 percent. UCLA also experienced a decline […]
UCSA discusses increasing student representation on the Board of Regents
The University of California Student Association discussed a proposal to add another nonvoting student representative to the UC Board of Regents Saturday. Avi Oved, the student regent-designate, proposed the position. He said the student adviser would be chosen through a selection process similar to that of student regents, although details of the selection process are […]
Legislators, Gov. Jerry Brown announce $115B budget deal
Legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown announced an approximately $115 billion budget deal Tuesday, which includes additional funding of $25 million to the University of California. The Legislature passed a spending plan of about $117 billion Monday. The deal will increase spending on social services and educational programs, including an additional $97 million allocated to […]
California Legislature approves budget allocating additional $25M to UC
The California Legislature approved the state’s main budget bill for the 2015-2016 fiscal year Monday afternoon, with several changes including $25 million in additional funding for the University of California. The revised budget presented by Gov. Jerry Brown in May included state contributions of $436 million over the next three years to fund the University’s […]