The University of California is negotiating a new contract with an academic publisher due to unsustainable and increasing subscription costs. The UC’s contract with Elsevier, the owner of over 2,500 journals including Cell and The Lancet, ended on Dec. 31. The UC aims to lower subscription costs and make all of its research available for […]
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Governor appoints talent agency co-president as new UC regent
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed the co-president of a Los Angeles talent agency to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday in one of his final moves as governor of California. UCLA alumnus Jay Sures has been an executive at United Talent Agency since 1998. Sures, who joined UTA in 1991, currently oversees over […]
UCLA report finds federal ‘public charge’ rule changes would hurt state economy
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:57 p.m. A UCLA report found California’s economy could be negatively affected by proposed changes to federal immigration policy. The report, which was released in December by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley Labor Center and California Food Policy Advocates, found that California’s economy […]
Administrators discuss student advocacy for state funding at budget town hall
UCLA administrators strategized how students should respond to continual decreases in state funding as enrollment increases. Jeff Roth, associate vice chancellor of Academic Planning and Budget, said at a town hall Wednesday that general core funds per student, which is a combination of tuition fees and state support, has decreased over 30 percent since 2000. […]
UCPath representatives respond to unresolved payroll complications at town hall
UCPath representatives spoke to UCLA student workers Thursday about how to resolve ongoing payroll issues after nearly an entire quarter of complaints about being paid incorrectly. The Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Students Association and United Auto Workers Local 2865 organized a town hall in which student workers spoke with representatives from the UCLA […]
UCOP releases report with recommendations for improving UCPD practices
The University of California Office of the President released a universitywide report in November to standardize policing terminology and practices across the UC. The report contained 26 recommendations for police practices across the UC system, many of which focused on the system for processing complaints, introducing new training and updating protocols regarding the use of […]
Alumna from 2009 stabbing case will head to trial against UC Regents
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 8:58 p.m. A former UCLA student who was stabbed by a fellow classmate in 2009 will have her case against the University of California Board of Regents heard in front of a jury following a Court of Appeal decision Monday. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s unanimous decision […]