UC regent dies after cancer diagnosis, remembered for activism

A University of California regent and education advocate died Monday. Bonnie Reiss, who was appointed regent by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008, had been diagnosed with cancer. Reiss was the global director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, and previously served as the California secretary of education. Schwarzenegger said in […]

Napolitano addresses higher education access, student support at LA event

University of California President Janet Napolitano said at an event Monday the University is working to expand access to higher education by accepting more transfer students and improving academic advisory and student support programs. Napolitano spoke to UC regents and local high school students at City Club in Los Angeles about the different ways the […]

Board of Regents votes to increase tuition of nonresident students

Nonresident students will have to pay $978 more in tuition next year following a vote by the governing board of the University of California on Thursday. The UC Board of Regents voted 12-3 in favor of increasing nonresident supplemental tuition by 3.5 percent. The board was originally scheduled to vote on both tuition and nonresident […]

UC Regents recap – March 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its March meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed a nonresident tuition increase, housing projects and efforts to advocate for more state funding. Board of Regents During the public comment session, students from various UC campuses, including UCLA, […]

Various groups protest at Luskin center as UC Regents meeting takes place

Protesters from various campus groups demonstrated in front of a meeting of the governing board of the University of California on Wednesday. The UC Board of Regents is meeting at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center this week to discuss issues such as nonresident tuition increases and the University’s financial operations. Several groups, […]

Study shows discrepancy between diversity in college faculty, students

A report released last week found faculty at California public colleges were about a third less racially diverse than their students. The Campaign for College Opportunity collected data on student enrollment in the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems and found more than two thirds of students enrolled in the […]

UC president speaks on state of University and its finances, future

University of California President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she thinks the UC Academic Senate should guarantee admission to California Community College students who complete a certain list of courses. Napolitano spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco to commemorate the UC’s 150th anniversary. Napolitano said the UC should guarantee admission to students […]