A bill requiring University of California and California State University campuses to provide abortion services in student health centers starting in 2022 passed a committee in the state Legislature last week. The Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 320 on Jan. 10 with amendments. The bill, introduced by State Sen. Connie Leyva in 2017, would […]
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Program uses travel fees to finance projects combating greenhouse gas
A UCLA program launched this month will use funding from fees levied on business-related air travel to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Campus departments are now required to pay an extra $9 for each business-related domestic round trip and $25 for each international round trip that staff members travel by air. The money goes to the […]
UCPath program launches at ASUCLA, digitalizing UC payroll system
Associated Students of UCLA employees now receive their pay through a new University of California-wide payroll system. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, a uniform center for managing payroll across the UC’s campuses, launched at ASUCLA on Jan. 2. Although UCLA was originally scheduled to use the program in January, it […]
UC Advocacy Network recruits student ambassadors for lobbying efforts
A program spanning University of California campuses launching this year aims to strengthen student involvement in higher education advocacy. The UC Advocacy Network is accepting applications until Jan. 28 for its first student ambassador program. Students in the program will serve from Feb. 1 to May 30, and will help the UC recruit more students […]
Trump administration files appeal against federal judge’s DACA decision
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 5:47 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration filed an appeal Tuesday against a federal court order made last week that blocked the administration from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. The Department of Justice asked the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
UC claims Gov. Brown’s proposed funding increase is less than anticipated
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a 3 percent increase in funding for the University of California’s core educational budget in his 2018-2019 budget proposal released Wednesday. However, the UC released a statement on the same day saying that the increase in funding is still less than what was anticipated under a previous agreement between the University […]
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending DACA
This story was updated Jan. 10 at 9:14 p.m. A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Trump announced in September he is ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program enacted by former President Barack Obama […]