University of California President Janet Napolitano said a tuition increase approved earlier this year would go through, despite calls from politicians to eliminate it in light of a state audit that claimed the UC Office of the President failed to disclose millions of dollars in reserve funds. During a conference call with reporters from UC […]
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Graduate student housing opportunities to grow
Graduate students may get more housing opportunities in a few years, after UCLA administrators decided to change their proposal for new housing projects. Michael Skiles, Graduate Students Association president, said officials plan to modify an existing construction proposal to include housing for 300 graduate students. In their updated proposal, officials reserve one building in the […]
UC president, Board of Regents chair speak on state audit
A California state legislative committee discussed an audit that claimed the University of California practiced misleading budget policies and failed to disclose a $175 million surplus. State Auditor Elaine Howle released her report of the UC Office of the President last week. UCOP provided some of its administrators more generous salaries and benefits than those […]
State audit criticizes UC administration for misleading budget practices
This post was updated April 25 at 7:15 p.m. The University of California Office of the President has misleading budgeting practices, which resulted in accumulating a surplus of $175 million it did not disclose, according to a state audit released Tuesday. State Auditor Elaine Howle said UCOP also provided its employees with generous salaries and […]
Fraudulent scheme targeting students steals $12M from UC SHIP
University of California students were targeted in an allegedly fraudulent scheme that stole almost $12 million from the UC Student Health Insurance Plan. UC officials announced Thursday that multiple defendants falsified medical prescriptions under students’ names. These defendants created California Clinical Trials LLC, a company under which the scheme was operated. The UC filed a […]
UCPath payroll implementation delays continue at increasing cost
The University of California’s payroll system upgrade will be delayed once again, which will cost the university millions of dollars more than originally planned. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping & Human Resources project seeks to replace campuses’ outdated and decentralized systems with one processing center. The UCPath program, part of the UC’s Working Smarter […]
More student input sought for undergraduate student advisor position
A University of California student leader said he would like to see more student input throughout the undergraduate student advisor selection process. The undergraduate student advisor, a position created by the UC Board of Regents in January 2016, does not have voting power, but makes recommendations to the board on issues that concern the student […]