University of California faculty members, students and activist groups expressed mixed opinions about modifying the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance at a UC Board of Regents forum Monday. The Board of Regents tasked a group of regents, faculty members and administrators with modifying the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance. The working group held a five-hour […]
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Presidential Open Access Policy makes UC research accessible to public
The University of California issued a policy Monday that will allow all scholarly articles written by UC researchers to be freely shared with anyone who wants to access them. The Presidential Open Access Policy will allow University authors to make their research publicly available in the UC’s open access database eScholarship unless they obtain a […]
Sikh Student Association protests brutality in Punjab
Twelve students sang and played traditional Indian instruments at Meyerhoff Park Thursday afternoon to protest police brutality against Sikhs who peacefully protested in Punjab, India, on Oct. 14. Simran Bohgunh, president of the Sikh Student Association, or SSA, said the organization arranged the protest in an attempt to educate students about what he called unrest […]
Undocumented students call on UC to address unfulfilled commitments
Undocumented students from different University of California campuses assembled Monday outside the UC Office of the President in Oakland to express their frustration about what they called a failure to address issues that affect undocumented students. About 30 students from nine different UC campuses gathered to issue a joint statement in response to the University’s […]
Napolitano creates joint committee on sexual assault involving faculty
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Thursday the formation of a joint committee intended to recommend sexual assault policy changes for cases involving faculty members, after UC Berkeley professor Geoff Marcy resigned following sexual assault charges. Marcy resigned from UC Berkeley on Wednesday after an internal investigation showed he violated the university’s sexual harassment […]
USAC, GSA support proposal for UC Regents student adviser position
The undergraduate and graduate student governments approved resolutions that support creating a new University of California Board of Regents’ student adviser position at their respective meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. UC Student Regent Avi Oved suggested adding the new position during an Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting Tuesday. Oved said in the presentation he intends for […]
Gov. Brown responds to UC-related bills as part of package
Gov. Jerry Brown responded to a 61-bill package this weekend including bills about gun control, voter registration and sexual assault policies that could have a direct impact on the University of California and its systemwide policies. The bills that have been signed by Brown are subject to UC Board of Regents’s approval. Assembly Bill 1228: […]